The development of the Cape common law during the early nineteenth century : William Porter, James Kent and Joseph Story

Thomas, P.J. (Philippus Johannes)

dc.contributor.author	Thomas, P.J. (Philippus Johannes)
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-22T09:13:50Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	The role of William Porter, the second Attorney-General at the Cape of Good Hope in the development of Cape colonial law is investigated. Particular attention is given to his American sources, Kent and Story, and the resulting legal pluralism.	en_US
dc.description.librarian	am2014	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	The National Research Foundation of South Africa	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://www.legalhistory.org.za/?file=fundamina	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Thomas, P 2014, 'The development of the Cape common law during the early nineteenth century : William Porter, James Kent and Joseph Story', Fundamina : a Journal of Legal History, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 907-915.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1021-545X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42429
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Southern African Society of Legal Historians	en_US
dc.rights	© Unisa Press	en_US
dc.subject	William Porter	en_US
dc.subject	Cape law	en_US
dc.subject	American Blackstone	en_US
dc.subject	Joseph Story	en_US
dc.subject	James Kent	en_US
dc.subject	Cape common law	en_US
dc.title	The development of the Cape common law during the early nineteenth century : William Porter, James Kent and Joseph Story	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US