Sir Edward Coke and the Elizabethan Age - Allen D. Boyer - Google Books

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Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), the first judge to strike down a law, gave us modern common law by turning medieval common law inside-out. Through his resisting strong-minded kings, he bore witness for judicial independence. Coke is the earliest judge still…