As a special court established in the late Middle Ages in England, the Star Court played an important role in the process of consolidating the royal power and strengthening the autocratic monarchy in England. Star Court has particularity in its status and judicial procedure, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of the British legal system and the strengthening of autocratic monarchy. As the first law to control the publishing industry in British history, “the Star Chamber Decree" promulgated by Queen Elizabeth I influenced the future development of the publishing industry in Britain and the improvement of publishing-related laws, especially promoting the emergence of the British copyright system.

Haoze Li. The Evolution of the Star Court in Modern England and the Influence of the Star Chamber Decree. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 11: 15-20. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2024.061103.

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