| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1985 - 920 pages
...legislative and executive powers."" Id., quoting Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws. Thus, he concluded: "The complete independence of the courts of justice...is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution." Id. It was in recognition of the inherent weakness of the judiciary, particularly as contrasted with... | |
| David A. J. Richards - Philosophy - 1989 - 332 pages
...made this very point in the most important defense by a founder of the principle of judicial review: The complete independence of the courts of justice...instance as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex post facto laws, and the like. Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way... | |
| Stephen L. Schechter - Business & Economics - 1990 - 478 pages
...constitution; and in a great measure as the citadel of the public justice and the public security. The complete independence of the courts of justice...constitution I understand one which contains certain specif1ed exceptions to the legislative authority; such for instance as that it shall pass no bills... | |
| Edward Millican - History - 292 pages
...is especially important "in a limited constitution," Hamilton contends. By this he means a charter "which contains certain specified exceptions to the...instance as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex post facto laws, and the like." He argues that "limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice... | |
| David P. Currie - Law - 1992 - 518 pages
...(1 Cranch) at 176. 46/rf. at 178. "See THE FEDERALIST No. 78, supra note 29, at 466 (A. Hamilton): By a limited constitution, I understand one which...instance, as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex post facto laws, and the like. Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way... | |
| Harvey Flaumenhaft - Biography & Autobiography - 1992 - 340 pages
...constitution where legislative invasions of it had been instigated by the major voice of the community. The complete independence of the courts of justice...is peculiarly essential in a limited constitution: it guards the constitution against legislative infractions of the constitution not only when the encroachments... | |
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