The underlying question which we propose to consider is this: Has the trait of chastity any such definite correlation with that of veracity that courts are justified in using the former as a criterion of the latter? It must be apparent from even a brief survey of the decisions in this field, and the reasons given therefor, that on this question the courts are swayed far more than ordinarily by their emotional reactions. Buttressed with sentiments that cannot fail to stir the heart of the male in any monogamous community and riveted with references to religion as well as the …

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Catholic Church And Peace Efforts, William F. Roemer Nov 1933

Catholic Church And Peace Efforts, William F. Roemer

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Criminal Law In Action- Carrying Concealed Weapons - Chicago Statistics, John Barker Waite Nov 1933

Criminal Law In Action- Carrying Concealed Weapons - Chicago Statistics, John Barker Waite

Michigan Law Review

Lawyers are beginning to recognize, though slowly, that enforcement and administration of law are affected more by the psychological conditioning and the character of its administrators than by the content of the law itself. This basis of difference is well demonstrated by some data of Chicago criminal court operations as compared with similar proceedings before Detroit judges.

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National Legislation Of The Depression, Wesley A. Sturges Oct 1933

National Legislation Of The Depression, Wesley A. Sturges

Washington Law Review

I shall undertake to review something of the background,—somethng of the idealism, conceptions, and compromises—of some of the national legislation of the depression. I shall examine this background prinarily for its significance as a possible aid m judging the social, economic and legal validity of the more important of these legislative measures. For the most part, I shall have in view the so-called Inflation Bill, the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Agricultural Adjustment Act. I hope that my remarks shall not sound as of the utterances of political campaign speeches. I shall, therefore, do little more than raise questions …

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The Menace Of Jarndyce And Jarndyce, J. H. Brennan Jun 1933

The Menace Of Jarndyce And Jarndyce, J. H. Brennan

West Virginia Law Review

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Classification Of Crimes , John W. Mac Donald Jun 1933

Classification Of Crimes , John W. Mac Donald

Cornell Law Review

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