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A Comparison Of Some Methods Of Conciliation And Arbitration Of Industrial Disputes, James H. Brewster

Articles

In these times when we see combinations of employers co-operating under trade agreements with combinations of employees to conduct immense industries, we are apt to forget the remarkable development of ideas concerning industrial economy that has occurred within a life-time. It was only eighty years ago that the merchants of Boston met to discountenance and check what were then regarded as unlawful combinations of workmen formed to protest against the long work day, low wages, and oppressive rules of their masters. The sum of $20,000 was raised at this meeting of merchants and ship owners to fight the movement for …

The Inefficiency Of The American Jury, Edson R. Sunderland

Articles

What is proposed in the present article is to show that in attempting to preserve the independence of the jury in its exclusive juris- diction over questions of fact, the people and the courts in most American jurisdictions have departed from the common law practice and have introduced a principle calculated to undermine the very institution which they wish to strengthen. That is to say, through the rules prohibiting judges from commenting on the weight of the evidence, juries tend to become irresponsible, verdicts tend to become matters of chance, and the intricacy of procedure, with its cost, delay and …

Ontario Courts And Procedure, Herbert Harley

Michigan Law Review

I cannot cover this part of the subject better than by quoting literally: "There are two classes of practitioners, barristers and solicitors. A lawyer must belong to one; most belong to both. The barrister alone can conduct a case at trial; the solicitor alone files pleadings."

Ontario Courts And Procedure, Herbert Harley

Michigan Law Review

The progress made in England under the Judicature Acts of 1873 and 1875, with occasional revisions of procedure, has a deep interest for the American lawyer in search of judicial efficiency. In recent years a number of our lawyers have studied the English courts at first hand and upon their return have spread the news of great accomplishments in the home of the common law. These enthusiastic reports have been subjected to incisive criticism, so that controversy has arisen, and it has been difficult to determine to what extent inference from undoubted facts would apply to our own unsettled conditions. …

Ordenanzas De Construcción Para La Ciudad De La Habana Y Pueblos De Su Término Municipal, Aurelio Sandoval Y García

Cuban Law

(Vigentes para las Poblaciones de Cuba). Brevemente anotadas y comentadas.

4a edición.

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1914, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1914

Published by authority

Ordinances, 1914, Trinidad And Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

George R. Le Hunte, Governor

S.W. Knaggs, Deputy Governor

Les Codes Marocains, Émile Larcher

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

Annotés des dahirs et arrêtés pris pour la exécution.

Código Civil De La República Oriental Del Uruguay, Uruguay

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

Nueva edición con todas las reformas promulgadas hasta el día.

At head of title: Códigos de la República Oriental del Uruguay.

Indice: Titulo Preliminar: De las leyes. - Libro Primero: De las personas. - Libro Segundo: De los bienes y del dominio o propriedad. - Libro Tercero: De los modos de adquirir el dominio. - Libro Cuarto: De las obligaciones. - Titulo Final: De la observancia de este Código. - Apéndice.

Recopilación De Leyes Y Decretos De Venezuela, 1912, Venezuela

Venezuela

Recopilación de Leyes y Decretos de Venezuela. Tomo XXXV. Año de 1912.

Codice Civile, Luigi Franchi

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

Codici e leggi del regno d'Italia accuratamente riscontrati sul testo ufficiale, corredati di richiami e coordinati dal Prof. L. Franchi.

5a. edizione

At head of title: Manuali Hoepli

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1913, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1913

Published by authority

Ordinances, Orders-In-Council, Rules, Regulations And Proclamations,1913, Saint Vincent

Saint Vincent

J. Hayes Sadler, Governor;

G. Gideon Murray, Administrator;

Edward Drayton, Acting Governor

Reglamento De Mercados De La Ciudad De La Habana, Habana (Cuba). Ayuntamiento

Cuban Law

Ayuntamiento de La Habana, Secretaría. Acordado por el Ayuntamiento el nuevo Reglamento de los Mercados de esta Ciudad en cabildo ordinario de 12 de Abril próximo pasado y obtenida la aprobación del Gobierno Civil de la Provincia en 23 del propio mes, de orden del senor Alcalde se publica a continuación para general conocimiento. Habana, Mayo 3 de 1901. - El Secretario, H. Portuondo.

The Rule Of Certainty In Damage And The Value Of A Chance, Joseph H. Drake

Articles

AIthough our text-books say that the rule of certainty is "more fundamental than any rule of compensation because compensation is allowed or disallowed subject to it," (cf. SEDGWICK, EL. or DAMAGES, p. 12) nevertheless the tendency of the courts seems to be to save the equitable principle of compensation at the expense of certainty. A striking illustration of this is found in a recent case in the Court of Appeal, Chaplin v. Hicks, C. A. [1911] 2 K. B. 786. The defendant, a theatrical manager, agreed to give positions as actresses to persons chosen by the votes of the readers …

The Teaching Of Practice And Procedure In Law Schools, Edson R. Sunderland

Articles

Procedure is merely the means of co-ordinating effort, of harmonizing differences, of offering every one equality of opportunity in offense and defense before the law. Without it there would be confusion, favoritism, and injustice. If the subject were viewed in this fundamental way, and were studied conscientiously as an incident and aid to the development and determination of the merits of controversies, the criticisms now so fiercely directed against it would largely disappear. In its use it is indispensable, in its abuse only does it cause trouble. A professional conscience to curb that abuse, and professional learning and skill to …

Note And Comment, Joseph J. Kennedy, Samuel H. Morris, Burke W. Shartel, George S. Burgess

Michigan Law Review

Attendance at the Law School; An Extreme Case in the Application of the Safety Appliance Act; Advisory Opinions; Refusal of Specific Performance Where Subsequent Unexpected Events Render it Inequitable; Is Vasectomy a Cruel Punishment

Le Droit Réel: Histoire Et Théories, Son Origine Institutionnelle, Louis Rigaud

Mario Diaz Cruz Library

Thèse pour le Doctorat (Sciences Juridiques)

At head of title: Université de Toulouse. Faculté de Droit.

Ordinances, 1912, Trinidad And Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

George R. Le Hunte, Governor

S. W. Knaggs, Acting Governor

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1912, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1912

Published by authority

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1912, Supplementary Volume, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica Supplementary Volume passed in the year 1912

Published by authority

Public Regulation Of Water Power In The United States And Europe, John A. Fairlie

Michigan Law Review

The law of water rights in the United States has been for the most part regulated by the several states, subject, however, to the power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, (which includes the control of navigation and of navigable streams in the interest of commerce) and to the control of the United States over waters on public lands and rivers on the international boundaries. The laws of the several states show considerable variation; but in respect to the use of water power, they have until within a few years been based mainly on the protection of private …

The Practice Of Law In Quebec Province, Canada, Howard S. Ross

Michigan Law Review

There are not more than one hundred and forty practicing English lawyers in the whole Province but they practically all read French and the greater number speak French sufficiently well to conduct business or examine a witness in Court. Lawyers from the other Provinces seldom seek admission to the Quebec Bar unless they are prepared to specialize in some branch of law in which they have gained a national reputation, or enter some established firm. Lawyers of other Provinces seeking to become members of the Quebec Bar are asked to pass an oral examination on the Statute Law of the …

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1911, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1911

Published by authority

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1910, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1910

Published by authority

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1909, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1909

Published by authority

Canadian Legislation, 1909, George L. Clark

Articles

One of the most important matters of legislation enacted by the Canadian Parliament, during the session of 1909, was the law establishing the commission for the conservation of natural resources, (ch. 27, Statutes of Canada, 1909).

Influence Of Social And Economic Ideals On The Law Of Malicious Torts, W. Gordon Stoner

Articles

"The existence and the alteration of human institutions," says DICEY, "must in a sense, always and everywhere depend upon the beliefs or feelings, or, in other words, upon the opinion of the society in which such institutions flourish."1 Undoubtedly, law, as much as any other human institution, has felt this influence of public opinion. The political, economical and ethical ideals of a people find expression in their laws. True it is that public opinion is usually, if not always, in the lead, but in a truly happy and contented society the distance is never great. As MAINE says, in progressive …

Some Leading Principles Of Chinese Law, Gustavus Ohlinger

Michigan Law Review

It has frequently been remarked that of all nations, China approaches most nearly the Jeffersonian ideal in being the least governed. To a greater extent than any other people, the Chinese manage their own affairs. The usages of trade are defined by the various commercial guilds-organizations which have acquired a prestige and influence without parallel in any other country. Commercial disputes are submitted to these bodies and by them are settled promptly, finally, and usually satisfactorily. Matters of currency and exchange are determined by the powerful bankers' guild. Physicians, fortune-tellers, geomancers and even mendicants, have their organizations through which the …

The German Law-Suit Without Lawyers, Simon E. Baldwin

Michigan Law Review

As in the Roman practice, during the formulary period, there were two judicial stages to every law-suit, one in which the issue was determined and: the mode of trial directed, and another for the trial itself, so there are two judicial stages to every German law-suit. In the first, the court finds out what is really in controversy; in the second is the trial. In most cases there must be written pleadings drawn by lawyers, and a trial conducted by lawyers. A plaintiff is not allowed to conduct his own cause in any of the higher courts. But the plaintiff …