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British Library - Magna Carta
Translation of the Magna Carta into modern English, intended to convey the sense rather than the precise wording of the original Latin.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/mag...
The Women's Legal History Project
Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/WLHP/
Medieval Law
Introduction to medievel legal history.
http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lect...
History of Law
Overview of the development of law in various nations and time periods.
http://www.historyoflaw.info/
Ancient Law
This text, published in 1861, explores the history of law by looking at the early Roman legal system.
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3...
Lynette's Legal History page
British legal history links.
http://www.lgu.ac.uk/lawlinks/history.htm
Western Legal Tradition
Web links to resources on Western law, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through 17th century England.
http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/dgolash/wl...
The Avalon Project : The Code of Hammurabi
Provides an introduction, an essay, and a translation.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/medieval...
LONANG Library
Presenting historical writings in the natural law tradition.
http://www.lonang.com/
Aztec and Mayan Law
A bibliography, with summaries, from the Tarlton Law Library.
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec.h...
The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox
Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
LII Supreme Court Collection: Decisions by Justice
United States Supreme Court decisions, categorized by the Justice who authored them.
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/j...
John McCaffary and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Wisconsin
A collection of historical accounts.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~s...
Law Buzz
Presents true stories of famous trials and people.
http://www.lawbuzz.com/
American Legal History
Documents from American legal history, with commentary and questions for your consideration.
http://vi.uh.edu/pages/alh.html
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
Documents in law, history and diplomacy.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.h...
H-Law Discussion Network
List covering teaching and research in the history of all legal traditions, although participants generally focus on common-law and other Western systems. Site includes information about the American Society for Legal History, an archive of postings, book reviews and a substantial selection of well-annotated links.
http://www.h-net.org/~law/
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
United States Congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome....
Capital Crime and Federal Justice in Western Missouri
An examination of four high profile capital cases, between 1854 and 1956.
http://www.geocities.com/mike_donnelly_umk...
History on Trial
Information and discussion about some of the most famous and controversial trials in American history, from HistoryChannel.com.
http://www.historychannel.com/trial
Connections
Unannotated links with an emphasis on ancient law, from Bernard J. Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
http://www.law.pitt.edu/hibbitts/connect.h...
Famous American Trials
Accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials. Assembled by Professor Douglas Linder, UMKC School of Law.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/F...
English Legal History Materials
Materials for a history course presented at the University of Houston.
http://vi.uh.edu/pages/bob/elhone/elhmat.h...
The Legal History Project
Promoting an understanding of legal history.
http://www.legalhistory.com/
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