Name

Tynwald Codification of 1417

Description

The codification of Manx customary law at Tynwald. The breast law — the legal tradition carried in the memory of the Deemsters — was written down for the first time. This was not the imposition of new law but the recording of what the Deemsters already knew and applied. The codification preserved the Island's legal tradition in a form that would survive the centuries.

Date

1417

Jurisdiction

Isle of Man

Related To

Chapter 3

Type

Manx Law / Constitutional