The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland, Upon the Important Cause, His Grace George-james Duke of

Publisher Marketing: Full Title: "The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland, upon the important Cause, His Grace George-James Duke of Hamilton and Others, Pursuers; Against Archibald Douglas, Esq; Defender"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++MonographHarvard Law School LibraryEdinburgh: Printed by Balfour, Auld, and Smellie, for J. Balfour, Edinburgh; T. Becket and P. A. Du Hondt, London. 1768. Contributor Bio:  Anderson, William William Anderson is a poet and author of books on may subjects including "Dante the Maker" (1980), which won the International PEN Club Award "The Silver Pen." His other works include a book of poems, "The Waking Dream" (1983), and a life of the visionary artist "Ceil Collins" (1988). He writes for "Parabola" and lectures widely.