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DISCOURSE CONCERNING TREASONS, AND BILLS OF ATTAINDER


Item #: 64857

Pages: iv, 111 pp.
Published: OE; Printed for J. Roberts; Reprinted in 2008.

Subjects: LEGAL HISTORY, UNITED KINGDOM

One of the most controversial and feared powers ofparliament, attainder was the extinction of the civil rightsand powers of people convicted of treason or other gravefelony. Especially popular during the Reign of Henry VIII,bills of attainder were usually employed to punish personswho had displeased the king. As one would expect, their useas a tool of reprisal caused widespread resentment. West(d. 1726) appreciates this resentment, but argues that billsof attainder are justifiable in certain situations.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

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