Commentaries on the Constitution of the United StatesThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2005 - 1408 Seiten 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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... considered as nullities ; nor can they be limited to a mere grant of the powers of government . A charter , intended to convey political power only , would never contain words expressly granting the land , the soil , and the waters ...
... considered and treated as an invasion of the territories of France . § 26. " By the 20th article of the same treaty , Spain ceded Florida , with its dependencies , and all the country she claimed east or south- east of the Mississippi ...
... considered as an unequivocal affirm- ance , on the part of Virginia , of the broad principle , which had always been maintained , that the exclusive right to purchase from the Indians resided in the government . § 32. " In pursuance of ...
... considered as the original and parent colonies , in imitation of which , and under whose shelter all the others have been successively planted and reared.1 § 46. The settlements in Virginia were earliest in point of date , and were fast ...
... considered their canon of descent as parallel to the English law , and expounded it by the same terms , " the eldest son is preferred before the younger in the ancestor's inheritance , " when in reality he had only a double portion ...