Statute of Westminster 1275

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The Statute of Westminster 1275 was a major English legislative act under King Edward I that codified and reformed a wide range of medieval laws, influencing the development of common law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of England
legal codification
medieval statute
aim codification of existing English laws
protection of free men and tenants
reform of abuses in royal administration
regulation of feudal relationships
strengthening of royal justice
alsoKnownAs 3 Edward I c. 5
Statute of Westminster 1275
surface form: First Statute of Westminster
citedAsPrecedentIn later common law cases
containsNumberOfChapters 51
country Kingdom of England
dateEnacted 1275-04-21
enactedBy Parliament of England
followedBy Statute of Westminster 1285
Statute of Westminster 1290
follows Magna Carta
hasImpactOn development of English common law
later English statutes
legal reforms in the British Isles
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
influencedBy Magna Carta
Statutes of Westminster
surface form: Provisions of Westminster
jurisdiction realm of England
language Latin
legalStatus historical statute
legalSystem English common law
locationOfEnactment City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
monarch Edward I of England
partOf Edwardian legal reforms
preservedIn statute rolls
prohibits champerty
extortion by royal officers
maintenance
unlawful distraint
regulates bailiffs
criminal procedure
distresses and distraint
escheators
jury practice
land tenures
maintenance and champerty
royal officials
sheriffs
wardship and marriage
reignOf Edward I of England
shortTitle Statutes of Westminster
surface form: Statute of Westminster I
subjectMatter administration of justice
civil procedure
criminal law
feudal law
land law
public order
royal justice
yearEnacted 1275

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Statutes of Westminster hasPart Statute of Westminster 1275
Longshanks implemented Statute of Westminster 1275
Chapter of Westminster Abbey subjectTo Statute of Westminster 1275
this entity surface form: statutes of Westminster Abbey
Statute of Westminster 1275 alsoKnownAs Statute of Westminster 1275
this entity surface form: First Statute of Westminster
Statute of Westminster 1285 follows Statute of Westminster 1275
Statute of Gloucester 1278 followedBy Statute of Westminster 1275