Erskine, John – Natural Law in Scotland, 1625-1850 https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/naturallawinscotland1625to1850 Part of Natural Law, 1625-1850: An International Research Network Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:19:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 John Erskine (1695-1768), of Carnock https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/naturallawinscotland1625to1850/2013/09/03/john-erskine-1695-1768-of-carnock/ Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:00:46 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/naturallawinscotland1625to1850/?p=152 About Erskine
  • Chair of Scots Law, Edinburgh, 1737-1765

Teaching

  • Principles of the Law of Scotland combines Justinian’s Institute with Pufendorf’s natural law; ‘it was the introduction of generations of Scots lawyers to their legal system’ (ODNB*)

Publications, Manuscripts, and other Resources

  • ‘Notes on lectures delivered by Erskine (1740): Sess. 1740-1’ [Apparently taken by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Bart of Minto], National Library of Scotland MS 3862
  • Principles of the law of Scotland: in the order of Sir George Mackenzie’s institutions of that law (1754); 7th edn (1791) available from Google Books

*For references, see the Site Bibliography.

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