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Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
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“The main purpose in giving to the public a new edition of the Commentaries of Blackstone, was to present the changes in the law which had taken place since the last preceding edition appeared, that the reader, while informing himself concerning the law of England of a century since, might not be misled in respect to its present condition. With this object before him, while avoiding the detail which might be useful to the English practitioner, but which would merely cumber the pages for American use, the editor has sought to indicate the statutory changes sufficiently to give a general …
Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
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“The main purpose in giving to the public a new edition of the Commentaries of Blackstone, was to present the changes in the law which had taken place since the last preceding edition appeared, that the reader, while informing himself concerning the law of England of a century since, might not be misled in respect to its present condition. With this object before him, while avoiding the detail which might be useful to the English practitioner, but which would merely cumber the pages for American use, the editor has sought to indicate the statutory changes sufficiently to give a general …
Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
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From Editor's Preface, Volume I:
“The Commentaries of Mr. Justice Blackstone have now for more than a century been the wonder and delight of persons whose curiosity or interest have led them to investigate the constitution and laws of Great Britain, the condition of things from which they grew, and the reasons upon which they rest….
“In preparation of the present edition it has not been thought unimportant to call attention from time to time to the differences which exist between the constitutions of Great Britain and of the United States. Some of those differences, however, are too subtle to …
With Some Considerations Regarding The Study Of The Law, Thomas M. Cooley
With Some Considerations Regarding The Study Of The Law, Thomas M. Cooley
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Thomas M. Cooley's editions of Blackstone's Commentaries were the 19th century's "standard editions" of American analyses of the title. "The Commentaries of Mr. Justice Blackstone have now for more than a century been the wonder and delight of persons whose curiosity or interest have led hem to investigate the constitution and laws of Great Britain, the condition of things from which they grew, and the reasons upon which they rest. Lapse of time does not seem to diminish their attractions, or to lesson materially their practical value." Cooley's Preface explains that he came to edit the Commentaries with the awareness …
Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley
Books
“The Commentaries of Mr. Justice Blackstone have now for more than a century been the wonder and delight of persons whose curiosity or interest have led them to investigate the constitution and laws of Great Britain, the condition of things from which they grew, and the reasons upon which they rest….
“In preparation of the present edition it has not been thought unimportant to call attention from time to time to the differences which exist between the constitutions of Great Britain and of the United States. Some of those differences, however, are too subtle to be put upon paper, and …