Essays on the History of Equity

The history of equity takes in questions of philosophy, theology, jurisprudence and legal history.

When we speak of ‘equity’, do we mean Aristotelian epieikeia, civilian aequitas, a theological or juridical conscience, the common law concept of the ‘equity of the statute’, or merely the rules applied by the Court of Chancery before 1875? The purpose of this volume is to chart the evolution of equity in English legal history from the medieval period t…