Ruffhead’s Statutes
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Ruffhead’s Statutes is an 18th-century printed compilation of English statutes edited by Owen Ruffhead that served as a principal authoritative collection of the laws of England before later official series superseded it.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal source
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legal book → statute compilation → |
| bibliographicCategory | law reports and statute collections → |
| citationRole | standard citation source for historical English statutes → |
| compilationMethod | chronological arrangement of statutes → |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| describedAs | principal authoritative collection of the laws of England → |
| editor | Owen Ruffhead → |
| editorName | Owen Ruffhead → |
| editorOccupation | lawyer → |
| field |
law
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legal history → |
| format | multi-volume work → |
| historicalSignificance | major reference for English statutory law before official series → |
| influenceOn | subsequent statute compilations → |
| jurisdictionCovered |
England
NERFINISHED
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Wales → |
| language | English → |
| legalStatus | non-official but authoritative collection → |
| legalSystem | English law → |
| medium | print → |
| predecessorOf | later consolidated statute collections → |
| publicationCentury | 18th century → |
| region | England and Wales → |
| subject |
English constitutional and public law
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statute law of England → |
| supersededBy |
The Statutes of the Realm
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later official editions of the statutes → official statute series → |
| timePeriodCovered | medieval to 18th-century English statutes → |
| use |
judicial citation
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legal research → reference for English statutes → |
| usedBy |
judges
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lawyers → legal scholars → |
| workType | printed compilation of statutes → |
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