Sir William Scott, Lord Stowell, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, 1798-1828

Product Description:Sir William Scott´s thirty years as judge of the High Court of Admiralty provide the basis of his reputation as the greatest of civilian (as opposed to common) lawyers. In this major study, the first for over seventy years, Professor Bourguignon analyzes his work as judge of the admiralty court in the light of the little-known, unpublished body of law w..