The Early History of the Law of Bills and Notes A Study of the Origins of Anglo-American Commercial Law
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of cases and precedents
- Note on citation
- Introduction
- 1 The central courts, commercial law, and the law merchant
- 2 Early exchange transactions: commercial practice
- 3 Early exchange transactions: private law
- 4 Early exchange transactions: public law and policy
- 5 From exchange transactions to bills of exchange: the transformation of commercial practice
- 6 The custom of merchants and the development of the law of bills
- 7 The civilians and the law of bills in the seventeenth century
- 8 Transferability and negotiability
- 9 The law of bills and notes in the eighteenth century
- 10 The problem of accommodation bills
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of cases and precedents
- Note on citation
- Introduction
- 1 The central courts, commercial law, and the law merchant
- 2 Early exchange transactions: commercial practice
- 3 Early exchange transactions: private law
- 4 Early exchange transactions: public law and policy
- 5 From exchange transactions to bills of exchange: the transformation of commercial practice
- 6 The custom of merchants and the development of the law of bills
- 7 The civilians and the law of bills in the seventeenth century
- 8 Transferability and negotiability
- 9 The law of bills and notes in the eighteenth century
- 10 The problem of accommodation bills
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Early History of the Law of Bills and NotesA Study of the Origins of Anglo-American Commercial Law, pp. 253 - 264Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995