Faculty of Law, 1863-1919
Scope and Contents
- Minutes (1863-1919), 4 volumes
Dates
- Creation: 1863-1919
Creator
- University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Law (university faculty) (Organization)
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
About 0.5 linear metres
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Biographical / Historical
A Faculty of Laws was established at Edinburgh Universitynn in 1707 by the creation of a Regius Professorship of Public Law. The Faculty was further established during the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Previous to this, many scholars intent on training in law had chosen to go to known centres of learning such as Utrecht, Leydne, Groningen or Halle.
There had been previous attempt to establish a school of Law in Edinburgh. The first was as part of Bishop Reid's bequest ( 1558) for the creation of a College of Arts and Law; the second was an attempt by the College of Justice to establish a Professorship of Laws in 1590. Neither of these two attempts succeeded.
In 1710, Edinburgh Town Councilnn appointed James Craig Professor of Civil Law and assigned a classroom for teaching purposes. His appointment was not salaried until 1716 when an Act of Parliament provided for a tax on ale and beer sold in the City of Edinburgh. The revenues thus raised where to be used to settle a salary on the Professor of Law in the University of Edinburgh. An Act of 1722 required the revenues to provide for the salary of the renamed Professor of Civil Law, as well as a Professorship of universal Civil history and Greek and Roman Antiquities. The Act also provided for a Professor of Scots Law.
Throughout the eighteenth century the Faculty consisted of three Professors - Public, Civil and Municipal Law. There was also a Professor of History. Teaching in Public Law appears to have been intermittent with the Chair vacant between 1831-1862, however, it was revived by an Act of Parliament in 1858.
Extent
From the Fonds: 100 plus linear metres
Physical Description
About 0.5 linear metres
Archivist's Note
Grant Buttars 20 May 2005
Creator
- University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Law (university faculty) (Organization)
Subject
- University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Law (university faculty) (Organization)
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