The sources of early Scots consistorial law: Reflections on law, authority and jurisdiction during the Scottish Reformation

Thomas Green

The sources of early Scots consistorial law: Reflections on law, authority and jurisdiction during the Scottish Reformation

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This book chapter sought to explain the combination of Canon law, Roman law, the 'law of God', statute and customary law adopted by the Commissaries of Edinburgh as the marriage law of Scotland during the Reformation, through an exploration of the themes of custom, jurisdiction and authority within the context of various leading cases of the day.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Law and Authority in British Legal History, 1200-1900
Editors	Mark Godfrey
Place of Publication	Cambridge
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Chapter	6
Pages	120-139
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9781107122277
Publication status	Published - Apr 2016

Thomas Green
- School of Law, Law - Lecturer
- School of Law, Centre for Scots Law
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