Confederate Jurist

The Legal Life of Judah P. Benjamin

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

AvWilliam C. Gilmore

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This is the first biography written from a legal perspective on the public life of Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884); a prominent figure in the common law world in the second half of the 19th century. Drawing on a range of primary source materials including newspaper articles, case law and extensive archival research in the UK and USA, it charts his rise as a lawyer first in the mixed legal system of Louisiana and then nationally. In 1853 he was the first person of Jewish heritage to be offered nomination to the US Supreme Court – an honour he declined. Benjamin was also a member of the US Senate, a slave owner and a supporter of Southern secession. In the Civil War he served continuously in the Confederate Cabinet initially as Attorney General, then as Secretary of War and finally as Secretary of State. Following the victory of the Union he fled America, a fugitive. In political exile in England he requalified as a Barrister at Lincoln’s Inn. Within a decade he had written a scholarly and long-enduring treatise on commercial law and become the undisputed advocate of choice in appeals before the House of Lords and the Privy Council. This book considers the extraordinary career of this distinguished jurist and reflects upon his legal legacy.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-13
Mått138 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
MedarbetareStephenC. Neff
ISBN9781474482004

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William (Bill) Gilmore is Emeritus Professor of International Criminal Law in the University of Edinburgh and a former Dean and Head of its School of Law. In 2017 he was awarded the medal of honour of the Council of Europe for his contributions to European efforts to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The Confederate Jurist: The Legal Life of Judah P. Benjamin (Edinburgh University Press, 2021) is his second book of legal history. Stephen C. Neff is Personal Chair of War and Peace in the School of Law at University of Edinburgh.

List of FiguresTable of CasesForeword by Stephen C. Neff, Professor of War and Peace, University of EdinburghPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroductionBenjamin’s Emergence as an American Lawyer and PoliticianSlavery, Secession and Benjamin’s Confederate YearsBenjamin’s Exile and Professional RebirthThe Rise and Rise of Benjamin the BarristerConcluding ReflectionAppendix 1 – The Great Escape: Benjamin’s Flight into ExileSelect BibliographyIndex