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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... foreign nations , and among the several states , and with the Indian tribes : 4. To establish an uniform rule of naturalization , and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies , throughout the United States : 5. To coin money ...
... foreign state . As colonies , they were also excluded from all connections with foreign states . They were known only as dependencies ; and they followed the fate of the parent country both in peace and war , without having assigned to ...
... foreign states . Whatever may be the internal organization of the government of any state , if it has the sole power of governing itself and is not dependent upon any foreign state , it is called a sovereign state ; that is , it is a ...
... foreign nations , nor are they now . The states collectively under congress , as their connecting point or head , were acknowledged by foreign powers , as sovereign , particularly in that acceptation of the term , which is applicable to ...
... foreign or domestic commerce was deemed a leading defect in the confedera- tion . This evil was felt in a comparatively slight degree during the war . But when the return of peace restored the country to its ordi- nary commercial ...