Commentaries on the Constitution of the United StatesThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2005 - 1408 páginas Reprint of the second edition, with additions by his son, W.W. Story [1819-1895]. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1851. Two volumes. xxxiii, 734; 632 pp. First published in 1833, this work is generally considered to be the most important work written on the American Constitution before the Civil War, and it remains an important work. Dedicated to John Marshall, it presents a strongly Nationalist interpretation. It is divided into three books. Book I contains a history of the colonies and discussion of their charters. Book II discusses the Continental Congress and analyzes the fl aws that crippled the Articles of Confederation. Book III begins with a history of the Constitution and its ratification. This is followed by a brilliant line-by-line exposition of each of its articles and amendments. Comparing it to The Federalist, James Kent said that Story's work was "written in the same free and liberal spirit, with equal exactness and soundness of doctrine, and with great beauty and eloquence of composition.... Whoever seeks...a complete history and exposition of this branch of our jurisprudence, will have recourse to [this] work, which is written with great candor, and characterized by extended research, and a careful examination of the vital principles upon which our government reposes." cited in Marvin, Legal Bibliography 669-670. Apart from James Kent, no man has had greater influence on the development of American law than Joseph Story [1779-1845]. He was Dane Professor of Law at Harvard, where he played a key role in the growth of the school and the establishment of its national eminence. His many books have been cited extensively to this day. An associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1812 to 1845, and the youngest person ever to serve on the Court, he was the author of several landmark decisions, such as Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and Prigg v. Pennsylvania. |
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... charter granted to Sir Humphrey Gilbert , in 1578 , authorizes him to discover and take possession of such remote , heathen , and barbarous lands , as were not actually possessed by any Christian prince or peo- ple . This charter was ...
... charter was given by the crown to the first colony , in which the king granted to the Treasurer and Company of Adventurers of the city of London for the first colony , in Virginia , ' in absolute property , the lands extending along the ...
... charter , granting to them that province in the king's dominions in North America , which lies from 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude to the 29th degree , and from the Atlantic Ocean to the South Sea . § 19. " Thus has our whole ...
... charter granted to Sir Thomas Gates and his associates by James the First , in the fourth year after his accession to the throne of England ( in 1606. ) That charter granted to them the territories in America , then commonly called ...
... charter . A superintending council was created in England . The legislative and executive powers were vested in the president and councils of the colonies ; but their ordinances were not to touch life nor limb , and were in substance to ...