A History of Continental Criminal Law

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Little, Brown, 1916 - 561 pàgines
 

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Pàgina vii - A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason ; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
Pàgina vii - ... so my lord Bacon calls it, of science ; instead of grovelling all their lives below, in a mean but gainful application to all the little arts of chicane. Till this happen, the...
Pàgina vii - There will be none such any more, till in some better age, true ambition or the love of fame prevails over avarice ; and till men find leisure and encouragement to prepare themselves for the exercise of this profession, by climbing up to the
Pàgina 385 - He knows quite well that to such men themselves there is no profit in the continuance of their lives, and that they would do a double good to the rest of mankind if they would take their departure, inasmuch as they would be an example to other men not to offend, and they would relieve the city of bad citizens.
Pàgina vii - Law, — in its nature the noblest and most beneficial to mankind, in its abuse and debasement the most sordid and the most pernicious.
Pàgina v - WM. E. MIKELL, Professor of Law in the University of Pennsylvania. JOHN H. WIGMORE, Chairman, Professor of Law in Northwestern University. LIST OF TRANSLATORS THOMAS S. BELL, of the Los Angeles Bar.
Pàgina ii - HISTORY OF FRENCH PRIVATE LAW. By J. BRISSAUD, late of the University of Toulouse. Translated by RAPELJE HOWELL, of the New York Bar.
Pàgina 392 - Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place : for all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword.
Pàgina 280 - THE Law against Witches does not prove there be any; but it punishes the Malice of those People, that use such means to take away Men's Lives. If one should profess that by turning his Hat thrice, and crying Buz, he could take away a Man's Life, though in truth he could do no such thing, yet this were a just Law made by the State, that whosoever should turn his Hat thrice, and cry Buz...
Pàgina 530 - Le proprielaire d'un animal, ou celui qui s'en sert, pendant qu'il est a son usage, est responsable du dommage que 1'animal a cause, soit que 1'animal fut sous sa garde, soil qu'il fut egare ou echappe.

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