Welcome to the Institute of Law Guernsey’s Online Library of Customary Law Texts
This Library contains the largest publicly-available collection of Customary Law texts, with the possible exception of the Royal Court Library. It has been created to ensure the continuity of the Customary Law in Guernsey as well as unfettered access to those wishing to consult it.
In addition to the Library, various additional texts are listed below. These texts do not form part of the the high-quality fully searchable collection which is available via the Law Library, and as a result they have not been checked and may be missing pages. Please keep this in mind when referring to these texts.
“Norman Institutions”
Charles Homer Haskins
First published in 1918, Haskins’ work is regarded by scholars, working with Google to digitise select books from university libraries, as part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain, and the Institute of Law Guernsey has included it on the Law Library primarily to assist those Guernsey Bar Aspirants pursuing the Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes at L'Université de Caen Normandie.
“Normandy under william the conqueror”
Charles Homer Haskins
"Normandy Under William the Conqueror" was first published in The American Historical Review, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Apr. 1909), pp. 453-476.
The copyright on the work has now expired, and the Institute of Law Guernsey has included it on the Law Library primarily to assist those Guernsey Bar Aspirants pursuing the Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes at L'Université de Caen Normandie.
“the government of normandy under henry ii”
Charles Homer Haskins
"The Government of Normandy Under Henry II" was first published in The American Historical Review, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Jan. 1915), pp. 277-291.
The copyright on the work has now expired, and the Institute of Law Guernsey has included it on the Law Library primarily to assist those Guernsey Bar Aspirants pursuing the Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes at L'Université de Caen Normandie.
“La Coutume de normandie”
Robert Besnier
“On The Law Of Real Property In Guernsey”
Peter Jeremie
“approbation des loix coustume, et usages de l’isle de guernezey”
ed. Tramailier, 1715
“Traité Du Voisinage: Tome Premier”
Jean-François Fournel
“Traité Du Voisinage: Tome Second”
Jean-François Fournel
“A Treatise on the Law of Obligations, or contracts”
Pothier
Translated from the French, with an appendix, and notes, illustrative of the English law on the subject, by William David Evans, ESQ.
“An Essay on the Laws of Real Property in Guernsey, and Commentary on the present laws of Inheritance and Wills”
Including notices of guarantee and expropriation of real property, pre-emption, hypothecation, and dower.
With an appendix containing the original petition for the reform of these laws - The Defence Of That Reform - The Report Of The Court’s Committee - The Report Of The Petitioners - And The Law As Adopted By The Privy Council.
Peter Jeremie
“Commentaries On Civil Law”
Both public and private, observed in the land & Duchy of Normandy. A facsimile of the 1574 edition with new introductory materials by Gordon Dawes.
Master William Terrien
