An Essay on Professional EthicsT. & J. W. Johnson & Company, 1860 - 158 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة x
... says the Apostle James . Not that the Supreme Being is the sole universal lawgiver in the sense of a creator of law , whose will alone determines the boundaries of right and wrong . God is the creator of the beings who are the subjects ...
... says the Apostle James . Not that the Supreme Being is the sole universal lawgiver in the sense of a creator of law , whose will alone determines the boundaries of right and wrong . God is the creator of the beings who are the subjects ...
الصفحة xiv
... says Rutherforth ( B. II , c . vi , s . 10 ) , " is not in the strict sense of the word an absolute power of restraining or alter- ing the rights of the subjects : it is limited in its own nature to its proper objects , to those rights ...
... says Rutherforth ( B. II , c . vi , s . 10 ) , " is not in the strict sense of the word an absolute power of restraining or alter- ing the rights of the subjects : it is limited in its own nature to its proper objects , to those rights ...
الصفحة xxxii
... say what the law is . Those who apply the rule to particular cases , must , of necessity , ex- pound and interpret that rule . If two laws conflict with each other , the courts must de- cide on the operation of each . So if a law be in ...
... say what the law is . Those who apply the rule to particular cases , must , of necessity , ex- pound and interpret that rule . If two laws conflict with each other , the courts must de- cide on the operation of each . So if a law be in ...
الصفحة xl
... says Mr. Binney of Chief Justice Tilghman , " that trifles with the sacred deposit in his hands by claiming to fashion it according to a private opinion of what it ought to be . Judicial legislation he abhorred , I should rather say ...
... says Mr. Binney of Chief Justice Tilghman , " that trifles with the sacred deposit in his hands by claiming to fashion it according to a private opinion of what it ought to be . Judicial legislation he abhorred , I should rather say ...
الصفحة xliii
... says Judge Rogers , in Gest v . Espy ( 2 Watts , 268 ) , " this cannot be considered an open question , nor do we think ourselves at liberty now to examine the foundations of the rule . " Unfortunately our Supreme Court have not al ...
... says Judge Rogers , in Gest v . Espy ( 2 Watts , 268 ) , " this cannot be considered an open question , nor do we think ourselves at liberty now to examine the foundations of the rule . " Unfortunately our Supreme Court have not al ...
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الصفحة 20 - Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein : and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
الصفحة xxxiii - It would declare that an act, which, according to the principles and theory of our government, is entirely void; is yet, in practice, completely obligatory. It would declare, that if the legislature shall do what is expressly forbidden, such act, notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality effectual. It would be giving to the legislature a practical and real omnipotence, with the same breath which professes to restrict their powers within narrow limits. It is prescribing limits, and declaring...
الصفحة 36 - From the moment that any advocate can be permitted to say that he will or will not stand between the crown and the subject arraigned in the court where he daily sits to practice, from that moment the liberties of England are at an end.
الصفحة 24 - entire devotion to the interest of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of his utmost learning and ability...
الصفحة 30 - ... them, to himself, is his first and only duty ; and in performing this duty he must not regard the alarm, the torments, the destruction which he may bring upon others.
الصفحة 123 - Long in his highness' favour, and do justice For truth's sake and his conscience; that his bones, When he has run his course and sleeps in blessings, May have a tomb of orphans
الصفحة 1 - There is, perhaps, no profession after that of the sacred ministry, in which a high-toned morality is more imperatively necessary than that of the law.
الصفحة xxxii - So, if a law be in opposition to the Constitution; if both the law and the Constitution apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the Constitution, or conformably to the Constitution, disregarding the law, the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case. This is of the very essence of judicial duty. If, then, the courts are to regard the Constitution, and the Constitution is superior to any ordinary act...
الصفحة xxxvi - ... deprived of his life, liberty, or property, unless by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
الصفحة 133 - Up to this morning I believed most firmly in his innocence; and so did many others as well as myself. 'I have sent for you, gentlemen,' said he, 'to tell you I committed the murder!" When I could speak, which was not immediately, I said : 'Of course, then, you are going to plead guilty?' 'No, sir,' was the reply; 'I expect you to defend me to the utmost.