Common Law- und Equity-Gerichtsbarkeit in England und ihre Reform im 19. Jahrhundert

The study on Common Law and Equity jurisdiction in England illustrates the reform of the English superior courts to a supreme court jurisdiction in the 19th century. For that purpose a description of reports of commissions, parliamentary legislative debates, press commentaries and discussions in pamphlets follows. Furthermore biographical and prosopographical backgrounds are included. Moreover there is made an attempt in classifying the 1870s jurisdictional acts in the contexts of modernization and rationalization. – The author’s research interests comprehend modern history, cultural history, history of science, modern legal and constitutional history.