 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - 1835 - 862 pages
...Christian's notes there. Municipal law is by the same great commentator defined to be — " A rule of The latter clause of this sentence seems to Mr. Christian to be either superfluous or defective. If... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 694 pages
...states or government, for the preservation of society. . 47 5. Municipal or civil law is the rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong. .... 44 7. In all states there is an absolute supreme power, to which the right of legislation belongs;... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE - 1837 - 468 pages
...by the same laws and customs. Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be "A RULE OF CIVIL CONDUCT PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPREME POWER IN A STATE, COMMANDING WHAT IS WGHT AND PROHIBITING WHAT IS WRONG." Let US endeavour to explain its several properties, as they arise... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1838 - 910 pages
...independent states with each other, by reason and natural justice 43 5. Municipal or civil law is the rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong 44 6. Society is formed for the protection of individuals ; and states or government, for the preservation... | |
 | William Blackstone, James Stewart - 1839 - 556 pages
...by the same laws and customs. Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be " a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power " in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting " Puffendorf, 1. 7, c. 1, compared • Ff. 1, 1, 9. with Barbeyrac's commentary. ° Inst 1, 2, 1. "... | |
 | William Blackstone, John Bethune Bayly - 1840 - 764 pages
...established for its own government," Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong." How the several forms of government we now see in the world at first actually began is matter of great... | |
 | James Brown - 1840 - 120 pages
...in their political capacity, have ever committed. Blackjtone defines municipal jaw to be ''a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wron"." VVi;h the exception of these two sins, this definition has, under all the abuses of despotic... | |
 | 1860 - 722 pages
...punishment, are severally embraced in this branch of the common law, •which is defined as "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a...commanding what is right and prohibiting •what is wrong." The words of Demosthenes may also be added : "It is proclaimed as a general ordinance, equal and impartial... | |
 | 1844 - 888 pages
...world." * If the reader asks why we do not cite Blackstone's definition,—-" Municipal law is a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the Supreme power in...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong," (/ Comm. pf 445) — We reply : because we think the last clause equivocal and superfluous, and, if... | |
 | Daniel Chipman - 1846 - 422 pages
...a more particular and more scientific definition of municipal law. He tells us that it is a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong. Let us now, with the author of the Commentaries, endeavor, as concisely as possible, without losing... | |
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Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong. 
