Confirmation of Judicial Proceedings Act 1660
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The Confirmation of Judicial Proceedings Act 1660 was a law enacted after the English Restoration to validate and secure the legality of judicial decisions and proceedings carried out during the preceding turbulent years.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confirmation of Judicial Proceedings Act 1660 canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of England ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
maintaining continuity of the legal system despite regime change
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protecting reliance interests of litigants and property holders ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
courts of law in England
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judicial proceedings before the Restoration of Charles II ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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judicial administration ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| follows |
English Civil Wars
NERFINISHED
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English Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ rule of the Commonwealth and Protectorate ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | historical statute ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | English Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
helped stabilize the post‑Restoration legal order
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reduced scope for challenging prior judgments solely on political or constitutional grounds ⓘ validated many acts of courts and judges during the Interregnum ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
court judgments
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judicial proceedings ⓘ legal process validity ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act for Confirmation of Judiciall Proceedings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
need to avoid chaos in property and contractual rights after regime change
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political settlement following the return of Charles II ⓘ |
| parliament | Convention Parliament of 1660 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Restoration settlement ⓘ |
| purpose |
to confirm and validate judicial proceedings carried out before the Restoration
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to provide legal certainty after the English Civil Wars and Interregnum ⓘ to secure the legality of judicial decisions made during the Interregnum ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Indemnity and Oblivion 1660
NERFINISHED
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English Civil War settlement legislation ⓘ English Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Confirmation of Judicial Proceedings Act 1660 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | English legal history scholarship ⓘ |
| temporalContext | seventeenth century ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | statutory law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1660 ⓘ |
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