Statute of Westminster 1275

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The Statute of Westminster 1275 was a major English legislative act under King Edward I that codified and reformed a wide range of medieval laws, influencing the development of common law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of England ⓘ
legal codification ⓘ
medieval statute ⓘ
aim codification of existing English laws ⓘ
protection of free men and tenants ⓘ
reform of abuses in royal administration ⓘ
regulation of feudal relationships ⓘ
strengthening of royal justice ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 3 Edward I c. 5 ⓘ
First Statute of Westminster ⓘ
citedAsPrecedentIn later common law cases ⓘ
containsNumberOfChapters 51 ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateEnacted 1275-04-21 ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of England ⓘ
followedBy Statute of Westminster 1285 ⓘ
Statute of Westminster 1290 ⓘ
follows Magna Carta ⓘ
hasImpactOn development of English common law ⓘ
later English statutes ⓘ
legal reforms in the British Isles ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
influencedBy Magna Carta ⓘ
Provisions of Westminster ⓘ
jurisdiction realm of England ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legalStatus historical statute ⓘ
legalSystem English common law ⓘ
locationOfEnactment Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
monarch Edward I of England ⓘ
partOf Edwardian legal reforms ⓘ
preservedIn statute rolls ⓘ
prohibits champerty ⓘ
extortion by royal officers ⓘ
maintenance ⓘ
unlawful distraint ⓘ
regulates bailiffs ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ
distresses and distraint ⓘ
escheators ⓘ
jury practice ⓘ
land tenures ⓘ
maintenance and champerty ⓘ
royal officials ⓘ
sheriffs ⓘ
wardship and marriage ⓘ
reignOf Edward I of England ⓘ
shortTitle Statute of Westminster I ⓘ
subjectMatter administration of justice ⓘ
civil procedure ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
feudal law ⓘ
land law ⓘ
public order ⓘ
royal justice ⓘ
yearEnacted 1275 ⓘ

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Statutes of Westminster → hasPart → Statute of Westminster 1275 ⓘ
Longshanks → implemented → Statute of Westminster 1275 ⓘ
Chapter of Westminster Abbey → subjectTo → statutes of Westminster Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Statute of Westminster 1275
Statute of Westminster 1275 → alsoKnownAs → First Statute of Westminster ⓘ
linked to: Statute of Westminster 1275
Statute of Westminster 1285 → follows → Statute of Westminster 1275 ⓘ
Statute of Gloucester 1278 → followedBy → Statute of Westminster 1275 ⓘ