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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... persons , including those bound to service for a term of years , and excluding Indians not taxed , three - fifths of all other persons . The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of ...
... persons , as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit , shall not be prohibited by the congress ... person . 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended , unless when in cases of rebellion or ...
... person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States , shall be appointed an elector . 3. The electors ... persons voted for , and of the number of votes for each ; which list they shall sign and certify , and transmit ...
... persons or things to be seized . ARTICLE V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime , unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury , except in cases arising in the land or naval forces , or ...
... person voted for as president , and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice - president ; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as president , and of all persons xxxii THE CONSTITUTION . :