Author : George Mackenzie
Release : 2005
Genre : Criminal law
Kind :
Book Rating : 056/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

The Laws and Customes of Scotland, in Matters Criminal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Laws and Customes of Scotland, in Matters Criminal write by George Mackenzie. This book was released on 2005. The Laws and Customes of Scotland, in Matters Criminal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reprint of the first edition of one of the earliest systematic studies of the criminal law. Sir George MacKenzie of Rosenhugh [1636-1691], "became notable for his resistance to the pretensions of the Crown, but in 1677, he was made Lord Advocate and in the next few years prosecuted and persecuted Covenanters with such zeal as to earn the title 'The Bloody Mackenzie.' In many cases he strained the law so as to obtain a conviction.": Walker, Oxford Companion to Law 792. He is also well-known for having founded the Advocates Library, now the national law library for Scotland. In contrast to Mackenzie's behavior on the bench, the Laws and Customes is notably moderate, especially in the sections dealing with witchcraft.