| Political science - 1846 - 982 pages
...When I call these parts of our law leges no» scripta: (he proceeds to say), I would not be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral,...were entirely traditional, for this plain reason, because the nations among which they prevailed had little idea of writing But with us, at present the... | |
| Political science - 1849 - 480 pages
...at present merdf oral, or communicated from the fornff ages to the present solely by word пит tb. It is true indeed that, in the profound ignorance of letters which former!' overspread the whole Western world, ill laws were entirely traditional, for tl» plain reason,... | |
| Economics - 1853 - 502 pages
...When I call these parts of our law leges non scriptœ (he proceeds to say), I would not be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral,...ages to the present solely by word of mouth. It is tme indeed that, in the profound ignorance of letters which formerly overspread the whole Western world,... | |
| William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 874 pages
...jurisdictions. ЛУЪсп I call these parts of our law leges non scriptœ, I would not be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral,...were entirely traditional, for this plain reason, because the nations amon<r which they prevailed had but little idea of writing. Thus the British us... | |
| Peter Hardeman Burnett - Catholic converts - 1860 - 812 pages
...the unwritten law, the learned commentator on the laws of England says : " I would not be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral,...former ages to the present solely by word of mouth. But with us at present, the monuments and evidences of our legal customs are contained in the records... | |
| Henry John Stephen - Law - 1863 - 812 pages
...jurisdictions. When these parts of our law are called leges non scriptce, it is not to be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral,...were entirely traditional; for this plain reason, because the nations among which they prevailed had but little idea of writing. Thus the British as... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1865 - 642 pages
...and jurisdictions. When 1 call these parts of our law leges non scripta, I would not be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral, or • communicated from former ages to the present solely by word of mouth. It is true indeed that, in the profound ignorance... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1872 - 776 pages
...and jurisdictions. When I call these parts of our law leges non scriptœ, I would not be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral,...from the former ages to the present solely by word of month. It is true indeed that, in the profound ignorance of letters which formerly overspread the whole... | |
| Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley - Law - 1875 - 966 pages
...jurisdictions. By leges non soriptœ, I would not be understood to mean laws merely oral, or communicated from former ages to the present solely by word of mouth....were entirely traditional, for this plain reason, гщкк-i because the nations amongst which they prevailed had but little *idea of writing. Thus the... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1876 - 782 pages
...and jurisdictions. When I call these parts of our law leges non scriptœ, I would not be understood as if all those laws were at present merely oral,...from the former ages to the present solely by word of month. It is true indeed that, in the profound ignorance of letters which formerly overspread the whole... | |
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