Dominion Web Directory : Society : Law : Legal_Information : Legal

» A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 - 1875.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/index.html

» American Legal History
Documents from American legal history, with commentary and questions for your consideration.
http://vi.uh.edu/pages/alh.html

http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/maine/anclaw/index.html

» Ancient Law
Henry Sumner Maine's 1861 compilation of ancient laws dealing with property, inheritance, crime, and civil law.
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/maine/anclaw/index.html

» Aztec and Mayan Law
A bibliography, with summaries, from the Tarlton Law Library.
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec.html

http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/magnatranslation.html

» British Library - Magna Carta
Translation of the Magna Carta into modern English, intended to convey the sense rather than the precise wording of the original Latin.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/magnatranslation.html

http://www.geocities.com/mike_donnelly_umkc/main.html

» Capital Crime and Federal Justice in Western Missouri
An examination of four high profile capital cases, between 1854 and 1956.
http://www.geocities.com/mike_donnelly_umkc/main.html

» Code of Hammurabi - The Avalon Project
Translation of the Code of Hammurabi, with commentary.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/medieval/hammenu.htm

http://www.law.pitt.edu/hibbitts/connect.htm

» Connections
Unannotated links with an emphasis on ancient law, from Bernard J. Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
http://www.law.pitt.edu/hibbitts/connect.htm

http://vi.uh.edu/pages/bob/elhone/elhmat.html

» English Legal History Materials
Materials for a history course presented at the University of Houston.
http://vi.uh.edu/pages/bob/elhone/elhmat.html

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm

» Famous American Trials
Accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials. Assembled by Professor Douglas Linder, UMKC School of Law.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm

» H-Law Discussion Network
List covering teaching and research in the history of all legal traditions, although participants generally focus on common-law and other Western systems. Information about the American Society for Legal History, an archive of postings, book reviews and a
http://www.h-net.org/~law/

» History of Law
Overview of the development of law in various nations and time periods.
http://www.historyoflaw.info/

http://www.history.com/exhibits/trial/index.html

» History on Trial
Information and discussion about some of the most famous and controversial trials in American history, from History.com.
http://www.history.com/exhibits/trial/index.html

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/McCaffreyFrame1Source1.htm

» John McCaffary and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Wisconsin
Transcripts, images and links to primary and secondary sources addressing the state's experience with the death penalty and why it has eschewed capital punishment longer than any other.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/McCaffreyFrame1Source1.htm

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/judges.htm

» LII Supreme Court Collection: Decisions by Justice
United States Supreme Court decisions, categorized by the Justice who authored them.
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/judges.htm

» LONANG Library
Presenting historical writings in the natural law tradition.
http://www.lonang.com/

» LawBuzz
Stories of famous (and infamous) trials and legal events, with commentary, political cartoons, and information about legal history and legal rights.
http://www.lawbuzz.com/

» Lynette's Legal History page
British legal history links.
http://www.lgu.ac.uk/lawlinks/history.htm

» The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
Documents in law, history and diplomacy.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/448622.html

» The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox
Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/448622.html

» The Legal History Project
Promoting an understanding of legal history.
http://www.legalhistory.com/

» The Women's Legal History Project
Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/WLHP/

http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/dgolash/wltlink1.htm

» Western Legal Tradition
Web links to resources on Western law, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through 17th century England.
http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/dgolash/wltlink1.htm