Commentaries on the Constitution of the United StatesThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2005 - 1408 oldal Reprint of the second edition, with additions by his son, W.W. Story [1819-1895]. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1851. Two volumes. xxxiii, 734; 632 pp. First published in 1833, this work is generally considered to be the most important work written on the American Constitution before the Civil War, and it remains an important work. Dedicated to John Marshall, it presents a strongly Nationalist interpretation. It is divided into three books. Book I contains a history of the colonies and discussion of their charters. Book II discusses the Continental Congress and analyzes the fl aws that crippled the Articles of Confederation. Book III begins with a history of the Constitution and its ratification. This is followed by a brilliant line-by-line exposition of each of its articles and amendments. Comparing it to The Federalist, James Kent said that Story's work was "written in the same free and liberal spirit, with equal exactness and soundness of doctrine, and with great beauty and eloquence of composition.... Whoever seeks...a complete history and exposition of this branch of our jurisprudence, will have recourse to [this] work, which is written with great candor, and characterized by extended research, and a careful examination of the vital principles upon which our government reposes." cited in Marvin, Legal Bibliography 669-670. Apart from James Kent, no man has had greater influence on the development of American law than Joseph Story [1779-1845]. He was Dane Professor of Law at Harvard, where he played a key role in the growth of the school and the establishment of its national eminence. His many books have been cited extensively to this day. An associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1812 to 1845, and the youngest person ever to serve on the Court, he was the author of several landmark decisions, such as Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and Prigg v. Pennsylvania. |
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... extent of their own acqui- sitions abroad , they appealed to this as the ultimate fact , by which their various and conflicting claims were to be adjusted . It may not be easy upon general reasoning to establish the doctrine , that ...
... extent , to which this principle has been recognized , will be found in the history of the wars , negotia- tions , and treaties , which the different nations , claiming territory in America , have carried on , and held with each other ...
... extent the colonial system of his father.5 He declared the colony to be a part of the empire annexed to the crown , and immediately subordinate to its jurisdiction . During the greater part of his reign , Virginia knew no other law ...
... extent of the power given , the government may be sovereign , and its acts may be deemed the sovereign acts of the state . Nay the state , Chisholm v . Georgia , 2 Dall . 455. Per Wilson J. S. C. 2 Cond . Rep . 656 , 670 ; 2 Wil- son's ...
... extent certain usual powers of sovereignty . They did not even affect to claim a local allegiance.5 § 211. In the next place , the colonies did not severally act for 1 2 Dall . 471. Per Jay C. J. 2 See Marshall's Hist . of Colonies , p ...