Letters to Lord Mansfield
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Letters to Lord Mansfield is a series of polemical writings by Scottish lawyer Andrew Stuart, in which he sharply criticized Lord Mansfield’s conduct in the Douglas Cause, a famous 18th-century legal dispute.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet series
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series of polemical writings ⓘ |
| about |
Lord Mansfield’s conduct in the Douglas Cause
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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Andrew Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creatorName | Andrew Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | Scottish lawyer ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Lord Mansfield
NERFINISHED
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judicial conduct in the Douglas Cause ⓘ |
| form | epistolary polemic ⓘ |
| genre |
legal polemic
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political polemic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first letter to Lord Mansfield
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subsequent letters to Lord Mansfield ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
18th-century Scottish legal history
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British judicial politics in the 18th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCaseCritiqued | Douglas Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Douglas Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in public controversy over the Douglas Cause
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sharp criticism of a sitting Lord Chief Justice ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Douglas Cause
NERFINISHED
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House of Lords appeals ⓘ Scottish inheritance law ⓘ |
| targetAudience | legal and political public of 18th-century Britain ⓘ |
| workFocus |
analysis of the Douglas Cause proceedings
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critique of judicial impartiality ⓘ |
| workType | open letters ⓘ |
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