John Adams And The Constitutional History Of The Medieval British Empire (studies In Modern History)
by James Muldoon /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book contributes to the increasing interest in John Adams
and his political and legal thought by examining his work on the
medieval British Empire. For Adams, the conflict with England was
constitutional because there was no British Empire, only numerous
territories including the American colonies not consolidated into
a constitutional structure. Each had a unique relationship to the
English. In two series of essays he rejected the Parliament’s
claim to legislate for the internal governance of the American
colonies. His
This book contributes to the increasing interest in John Adams
and his political and legal thought by examining his work on the
medieval British Empire. For Adams, the conflict with England was
constitutional because there was no British Empire, only numerous
territories including the American colonies not consolidated into
a constitutional structure. Each had a unique relationship to the
English. In two series of essays he rejected the Parliament’s
claim to legislate for the internal governance of the American
colonies. HisDissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
(1765) identified these claims with the Yoke, Norman tyranny over
the defeated Saxons after 1066. Parliament was seeking to treat
the colonists in similar fashion. The
(1765) identified these claims with the Yoke, Norman tyranny over
the defeated Saxons after 1066. Parliament was seeking to treat
the colonists in similar fashion. TheNovanglus
Novanglus essays
(1774-75), traced the origin of the colonies, demonstrating that
Parliament played no role in their establishment and so had no
role in their internal governance without the colonists’
subsequent consent.
essays
(1774-75), traced the origin of the colonies, demonstrating that
Parliament played no role in their establishment and so had no
role in their internal governance without the colonists’
subsequent consent.