Essays on the History of Equity
Foster, D. / Mitchell, C.
This volume presents various facets of the history of equity in England between the 14th and 20th centuries. Writing a history (or histories) of equity automatically raises difficult questions of philosophy and theology, as well as jurisprudence and legal history. When one speaks of 'equity', for example, do we mean Aristotelian epieikeia, civilian aequitas, a theological/juridical conscience, the common law concept of the 'equity of the statu...