Networking across the North Sea: The Influence of German Civilian Authors on Sir George MacKenzie's “Laws and Customs of Scotland on Matters Criminal”

Abstract

In his treatise “The Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal”, which was first published in 1678, Sir George Mackenzie gave the first thorough account of Scots criminal law. Being heavily influenced by Roman and Civil Law authorities most of the latter ones hail from Italy, France, the Low Countries, and Spain. There are, however, also a number of German civilian authors Mackenzie relies on. Their influence on his line of argumentation is the subject of Thomas Krause's article.