CELH 2023 Annual Lecture: 'Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023'
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On 21 November 2023 Professor Rebecca Probert (University of Exeter Law School) delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023'.
The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. To find out more, and download the accompanying presentation, please refer to: http://www.celh.law.cam.ac.uk/lectures |
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| Created: | 2023-11-24 12:02 |
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Centre for English Legal History Lectures and Seminars
Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Daniel Bates |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Abstract: | In ‘Women and the crime of bigamy, 1603-2023’, Professor Probert traced the changing parameters, punishment, and perceptions of bigamy, beginning with the passage of legislation making it a felony punishable by death. Throughout the talk she highlighted the differential treatment of men and women, both as perpetrators and as victims. As she concluded, while the legal remedies available to the spouses (first or subsequent) of a bigamist have improved, the way in which the offence is defined results in a significant gap in the protection afforded by the law. |
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