Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books ; with an Analysis of the Work, Volum 1S. Sweet, 1836 |
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Pàgina iii
... Blackstone's statements ; a considerable part of his text , indeed , is become matter rather of antiquarian research , than of present practical application : it is hoped that the actual changes which the law has undergone , up to the a 2.
... Blackstone's statements ; a considerable part of his text , indeed , is become matter rather of antiquarian research , than of present practical application : it is hoped that the actual changes which the law has undergone , up to the a 2.
Pàgina xv
... matter worthy to be inserted in a narrative of this kind ; and Mr. Blackstone , not possessing either a graceful delivery or a flow of elocution ( both which he much wanted ) , nor having any powerful friends or connexions to recommend ...
... matter worthy to be inserted in a narrative of this kind ; and Mr. Blackstone , not possessing either a graceful delivery or a flow of elocution ( both which he much wanted ) , nor having any powerful friends or connexions to recommend ...
Pàgina xviii
... matter for his active genius to exercise itself in ; and it was chiefly by his means , that this donation , which had been for some years matter of contention only , became a very valuable acquisition to the College , as well as an ...
... matter for his active genius to exercise itself in ; and it was chiefly by his means , that this donation , which had been for some years matter of contention only , became a very valuable acquisition to the College , as well as an ...
Pàgina xxxi
... matter to the multitude of readers . He it is , in short , who , first of all institutional writers , has taught jurisprudence to speak the language of the scholar and the gentleman ; put a polish upon that rugged science ; cleansed her ...
... matter to the multitude of readers . He it is , in short , who , first of all institutional writers , has taught jurisprudence to speak the language of the scholar and the gentleman ; put a polish upon that rugged science ; cleansed her ...
Pàgina xxxviii
... matter , the effects and consequence , or the spi- rit and reason of the law . 59-61 • 10. From the latter method of interpretation arises equity , or the correction of that wherein the law ( by reason of its univer- sality ) is ...
... matter , the effects and consequence , or the spi- rit and reason of the law . 59-61 • 10. From the latter method of interpretation arises equity , or the correction of that wherein the law ( by reason of its univer- sality ) is ...
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Pàgina 210 - That king James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of the Kingdom, by breaking the original Contract between king and people, and, by the advice of Jesuits, and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental Laws, and having withdrawn himself out of the Kingdom, has abdicated the Government, and that the Throne is thereby become vacant.
Pàgina 439 - By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband...
Pàgina 412 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Pàgina 157 - It hath sovereign and uncontrollable authority in the making, confirming, enlarging, restraining, abrogating, repealing, reviving, and expounding of laws, concerning matters of all possible denominations, ecclesiastical, or temporal, civil, military, maritime, or criminal ; this being the place where that absolute despotic power, which must in all governments reside somewhere, is intrusted by the constitution of these kingdoms.
Pàgina 234 - And whereas the laws of England are the birthright of the people thereof, and all the kings and queens who shall ascend the throne of this realm ought to administer the government of the same according to the said laws, and all their officers and ministers ought to serve them respectively according to the same...
Pàgina 41 - Commentaries, remarks, that this law of Nature being coeval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid derive all their force and all their validity and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original...
Pàgina 235 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the protestant reformed religion established by law ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? — King or queen. All this I promise to do.
Pàgina 60 - that whoever drew blood in the streets should be punished with the utmost severity,' did not extend to the surgeon who opened the vein of a person that fell down in the street in a fit.
Pàgina 67 - This unwritten, or common law, is properly distinguishable into three kinds: 1. General customs; which are the universal rule of the whole kingdom, and form the common law, in its stricter and more usual signification. 2. Particular customs; which for the most part affect only the inhabitants of particular districts. 3. Certain particular laws ; which by custom are adopted and used by some particular courts, of pretty general and extensive jurisdiction.
Pàgina 58 - Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong.