 I am loth to quote, yet inasmuch as the laws of all nations are doubtless raised out of the ruins of the civil law, as all governments are sprung out of the ruins of the Roman Empire, it must be owned that the principles of our law are borrowed from the...  The United States Democratic Review - Page 4411846Full view - About this book
 | David Hoffman - Law - 1817 - 398 pages
...reference to it "inasmuch as the laws of all nations are doubtless raised out of the Civil Law, as all governments are sprung out of the ruins of the Roman empire; for it must be owned that the principles of our law are borrowed from the Civil Law; therefore, in... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - International law - 1828 - 108 pages
...the duty of those who are to profess and practise that law. In considering the important subject of empire, it must be owned that the principles of our law are borrowed from the civil law, therefore grounded upon the same reason in many things." — 12 Mod. 482. criminal law it will be my... | |
 | Law - 1831 - 494 pages
...Holt, " are doubtless raised up out of the rums of the civil law, as all governments are sprung out of the Roman empire, it must be owned that the principles of our law are borrowed from the Civil law, and therefore grounded upon the same reason in many things." A similar opinion is delivered by Dr.... | |
 | Periodicals - 1830 - 570 pages
...justice Holt, "are doubtless raised out of the ruins of the civil law, as all governments are sprung out of the Roman empire, it must be owned that the principles of our law are borrowed from the civil law, and therefore grounded upon the same reason in many things *." A similar opinion is delivered by Dr.... | |
 | Law - 1831 - 446 pages
...Holt, " are doubtless raised up out of the ruins of the civil law, as all goveruments are sprung out of the Roman empire, it must be owned that the principles of our law are borrowed from the civil law, and therefore grounded upon the same reason in many things." A similar opinion is delivered by Dr.... | |
 | Law - 1832 - 512 pages
...he has done so, " inasmuch as the laws of all nations are doubtless raised out of the Civil law, as all governments are sprung out of the ruins of the Roman empire ; for it must be owned, that the principles of our law are borrowed from the Civil law, therefore,... | |
 | Samuel Warren - Law - 1835 - 580 pages
...INTERNATIONAL LAW. " INASMUCH as the laws of all nations are doubtless raised out of the civil law, as all governments are sprung out of the ruins of the...principles of our law are borrowed from the civil law; therefore, in many things, grounded upon the same reason." Such are the sentiments of the great Lord... | |
 | David Hoffman - Law - 1836 - 444 pages
...reference to it 'inasmuch as the laws of all nations are doubtless raised out of the Civil Law, as all governments are sprung out of the ruins of the Roman empire; for it must be owned that the principles of our law are borrowed from the Civil Law; therefore, in... | |
 | John Brown - 1839 - 562 pages
...laws of all nations," says Lord Holt, " are doubtless raised out of the ruins of the civil law, as all governments are sprung out of the ruins of the Roman empire."—" Notwithstanding the different forms of the governments of Europe, and the great variety of their political... | |
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