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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... Territory of the Colonies . Section 1-39 CHAPTER II . Origin and Settlement of Virginia 39-52 CHAPTER III . Origin and Settlement of New England and Plymouth Colony . 52-61 Massachusetts CHAPTER IV . 61-78 CHAPTER V. New Hampshire ...
... Territory — Embargoes 1282 - 1295 CHAPTER XXVIII . Power of Congress to punish Treason 1295-1302 · CHAPTER XXIX ... Territory . 1302-1314 1314 - 1322 CHAPTER XXXI . Powers of Congress - Territorial Governments Section CONTENTS . XV :
... territory or other property belong- ing to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- strued as to prejudice any claims of the United States , or of any particular state . SECTION 4 . 1. The United States ...
... TERRITORY OF THE COLONIES . § 1. THE discovery of the Continent of America by Columbus in the fifteenth century awakened the attention of all the maritime States of Europe . Stimulated by the love of glory , and still more by the hope ...
... territory compos- ing these United States . That title was founded on the right of dis- covery , a right , which was held among the European nations a just and sufficient foundation , on which to rest their respective claims to the ...