LEGAL STUDIES

BY

Edwin Charles

E. C. CLARK, LL.D., F.S.A.

OF LINCOLN'S INN, BARRISTER-AT-LAW, AND REGIUS PROFESSOR
OF CIVIL LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

RIDG

CAMBRIDGE:

DEIGHTON, BELL AND CO.

LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS.

1888

Educ 3928,5

LIBRARY

Deighton, Peter &
Cambridge,
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Cambridge:

PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A. AND SONS,
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

PRESENT LEGAL STUDY AT CAMBRIDGE, FROM THE

REFORM OF 1887.

The Law Tripos 1-20; Law Degrees 20-23; Places and

Prizes 23-25; The Law Special Examination 25—27;

Indian Law 27, 28; Lectures 28, 29; Scholarships,

Fellowships &c. 29-31; Practice 31-35.

CHAPTER II.

EARLIER LEGAL STUDY AT CAMBRIDGE.

LL.D. Three periods of History 36.

1. From the beginning to 1535. Leges 37-39; Leges

and decreta 39-42; Cambridge, Hostels and Schools

42-45; Papal Recognition 45; Ancient College Statutes

46-49; Statuta Antiqua 49-52; Degrees 52-58;

Résumé 58-59.

2. From 1535 to 1854. The Royal Injunctions, and

Readerships 59, 60; Statutes of Edward VI, 60–62;

Reformed Canon Law of England 62-64; College

changes 64-67; Queen Mary 67-69; Queen Eliza-

beth's Statutes, Leges and Jus, 69, 70; Absence of

English Law 70, 71; D.C.L. and LL.D. 71, 72; Practice

removed from Universities 72, 73; University Repre-

sentatives 73, 74; John Cowell 74, 75; Civil Law in

the 17th and 18th Centuries 75, 76: 1800, 76; Pro-

fessors Geldart, Maine and Abdy 77, 78; English Law,

Downing Professor 78, 79.

3. From 1854 to 1887. The Commission of 1850, 79—

81; The Board of Legal Studies and the first Law

Tripos 81-83; Style, of Laws or Law &c. 83, 84;

Whewell Professor 84, 85; Law and History Tripos,

Second Law Tripos, 85-87; Act for Doctor's degree

87, 88; University Statutes of 1882, 88; Reform of

1887, 88-90; Modern Style of Cambridge Law De-

grees 90; LL.D. 91, 92.

CHAPTER III.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

I. The Law Tripos 93-97; Special Regulation for Indian

Civil Service Students 97, 98; Regulations for Bachelors

and Masters of Arts proceeding to the degrees of Bache-

lor and Master of Law, 98, 99; II. Chancellor's Medal

for the encouragement of the Study of English Law 99,

100; III. George Long Prize 100; IV. Admission to

the degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Law

100-104; V. Special Examination in Law 105-107;

VI. Dr Whewell's Scholarships of International Law

107-110; VII. Yorke Prize 110-112; VIII. Consoli-

dated Regulations of the Inns of Court 112–115;

Candidates for admission as Solicitors 115-117.

Index 118-120.

CHAPTER I.

PRESENT LEGAL STUDY AT CAMBRIDGE
FROM THE REFORM OF 1887.

The Law Tripos. The main object of the present chapter is to describe the scheme of legal education at Cambridge marked out by the amended regulations for the Law Tripos which have recently (1887) been proposed by the Special Board for Law and received the sanction of the Senate. This scheme, being the result of considerable deliberation and repeated discussion, is likely to enjoy a comparative degree of permanence; while the number of students affected by it is large and increasing. A few remarks, therefore, upon it may be acceptable, from one who has had some share in drawing it up, together with a good many years' experience of legal studies and examinations both in Cambridge and elsewhere. This position of the writer will, he hopes, excuse an occasional use of the first person, particularly where he is giving utterance rather to his own opinions than to those expressed,