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Explores the influence of Dutch law and jurisprudence in colonial America.

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Author:   Albert M. Rosenblatt ,  Julia C. Rosenblatt
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   Excelsior Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9781438446578

ISBN 10:   1438446578
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   20 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations Acknowledgments with Thanks Acknowledgments of Previous or Prospective Appearances Foreword by William J. vanden Heuvel Introduction by Albert M. Rosenblatt and Julia C. Rosenblatt 1. ""...a well regulated country where justice and government prevail"" Martha Dickinson Shattuck 2. The Souls of New Amsterdam's African American Children Joyce D. Goodfriend 3. Matters of ""Trifling Moment"": New Netherland and the New York Tradition of Arbitration Troy A. McKenzie and Wilson C. Freeman 4. The Declaration of Independence and the Dutch Legacy Wijnand W. Mijnhardt 5. Real Estate or Political Sovereignty? The Dutch, Munsees, and the Purchase of Manhattan Island Paul Otto 6. Crimen Laesae Maiestatis or Abuse of Power? The 1647 Trial of Cornelis Melijn and Jochem Pietersz Kuijter Jaap Jacobs 7. Imagining the Stadt Huys Diana diZerega Wall and Anne-Marie Cantwell 8. Prosecution or Persecution? The 1657 Flushing Incident Charles Gehring 9. Lutherans and the Law in New Netherland: The Politics of Religion Peter R. Christoph 10. A Flourishing City: Jews in New Amsterdam, 1654 Leo Hershkowitz 11. Governors Island and the Origins of Religious Tolerence Joep de Koning 12. Marital Litigations in New Netherland and Proprietary New York: Similarities and Differences in Application of Dutch and English Law Michael E. Gherke 13. English Law through Dutch Eyes: The Leislerian Understanding of the English Legal System in New York David William Voorhees Contributor Biographies Index"

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Opening Statements is a richly illustrated volume that offers a tantalizing and sometimes surprising view of jurisprudence in the Dutch colonial period and its lasting impact on modern life and law. A litigious people, the Dutch in New Netherland were also practical and pragmatic, turning to the law to settle disputes and to redress grievances. Opening Statements helps us understand what the Dutch rule of law meant to them, how it translated within the British legal system that was imposed after 1664, and what of it has become permanent legacy in America s legal and constitutional system. The essays are clearly and informatively written and provide keen insight into the character of the Dutch colonial system, the values of those who lived within it, the way in which those values and cultural traditions informed their legal system and, most importantly, into the elements of that system that are still evident today. Christine W. Ward, New York State Archives<br><br> A fascinating voyage through the intriguing subject of the Dutch influence on our law, jurisprudence, and the New York we know today! Remembering the English takeover in 1664, I find myself again and again asking What if as I conclude each essay by a world-class scholar (whose ample footnotes can carry the reader into far deeper waters), a pleasure cruise enhanced by a breathtaking array of magnificent illustrations. Yes, this captivating volume proves beyond doubt that the subject of the Dutch influence on New York deserves more than a once-a-century celebration. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York (Ret.)

Author Information

Albert M. Rosenblatt is a Judge (Ret.) of the New York Court of Appeals, a Judicial Fellow at New York University Law School, of counsel to the law firm of McCabe & Mack, and President of the Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York. His books include The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History. Julia C. Rosenblatt is the coauthor (with Frederic H. Sonnenschmidt) of Dining with Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Cookbook. Together, the Rosenblatts coauthored Historic Courthouses of the State of New York: A Study in Postcards.

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