Statutes of Westminster

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The Statutes of Westminster are a series of important 13th-century English laws that reformed feudal, criminal, and procedural law and became a foundational influence on later English common law.

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Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval legislation
series of English statutes
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
country Kingdom of England
describedBySource legal history of England
fieldOfWork law reform
follows Magna Carta
genre statute law
hasEffect development of remedies in common law
limitation of feudal abuses
standardization of legal procedures
hasPart Statute of Westminster 1275
Statute of Westminster 1285
Statute of Westminster 1290
inception 1275
influenced English common law
common law in British colonies
influencedBy feudal system in England
language Latin
legalSystem English law
mainSubject criminal law
feudal law
procedural law
partOf medieval English legal reforms
placeOfPromulgation Westminster
promulgatedBy Edward I of England
significantEvent reform of civil procedure
reform of criminal procedure
reform of feudal incidents
timePeriod 13th century

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edward I of England
notableWork
Second Barons' War ("Provisions of Westminster")
relatedReform

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