pp xiii253 reprinted 1992 hardback
ISBN 0-7083-0771-X
This volume provides a detailed and documented account of one of the most illuminating sections of a Celtic system of law. Since the Welsh lawyers were intensely practical in their approach to the law, it has been possible to show not only the archaic elements which the Welsh law has in common with other Indo-European systems, but also the adaptations made by the jurists as Welsh society became more sophisticated and the way in which principles of Welsh law were applied in the lordships of the March after the Statute of Wales.
`Although written by experts in a scholarly and objective manner, there is nothing academic about the language used, and the book should prove interesting not only to the specialist in the field but also to the lay man or woman with an ordinary interest in Welsh history or the rights of women.' (Book News from Wales)
`This fascinating book is a fitting tribute to a `Father in Celtic Law' and it has been awarded the Vernam Hull Prize by the Board of Celtic Studies. It is meticulously edited, and it bears witness to the value of an interdisciplinary approach to legal history.' (Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies)