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2007428942007. ISBN-13: 9781584776505; ISBN-10: 1584776501. Explores the Sources and Jurisprudence of American Military Law Davis George B. A Treatise on the Military Law of the United States: Together with the Practice and Procedure of Courts-Martial and Other Military Tribunals. Third Edition Revised. Originally published: New York: John Wiley &Sons 1915. xv 813 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776505; ISBN-10: 1584776501. Hardcover. New. $125. Reprint of the final edition. Although the title leads one to expect a basic procedural manual this book goes well beyond its stated purpose to offer a great deal of historical and jurisprudential information. Davis examines the authority and sources of military law and its relation to civilian law. He also pays close attention to its debt to English military law and custom some of it dating back to the middle ages. GEORGE B. DAVIS 1847-1914 was Judge-Advocate General of the U.S. Army and Professor of Law at West Point. unknown books
2002336412002. ISBN-13: 9781584772125; ISBN-10: 1584772123. Davis Horace A. The Judicial Veto. Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1914. vi 148 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772125; ISBN-10: 1584772123. Cloth. New. $60. To support his view that judicial review is not a branch of jurisprudence and that the constitutionality of statutes is a political rather than a legal function Davis offers three essays: "Extra-Constitutional Review" which lays out his argument in terms of the political activity of the time "Judicial Review" an essay in which he offers solutions and "Annulment of Legislation by the Supreme Court" an historical study of the origin of the concept of judicial review in the Court. unknown books
2013596302013. ISBN-13: 9781616192839; ISBN-10: 1616192836. Davis Joseph Stancliffe. Essays in the Earlier History of American Corporations. Originally published: Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1917. 2 Vols. xiii 547; x 419 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192839; ISBN-10: 1616192836. Paperback. New. $49.95 This Book Contains Four Essays: I."Corporations in the American Colonies" outlines the types of corporations that were established in the British colonies. II."William Duer Entrepreneur 1747-99" deals with the career of an important businessman who had much to do with several corporate enterprises and whose activities reveal significant aspects of the contemporary business environment. III."The S.U.M: the First New Jersey Business Corporation" is a detailed study of a single manufacturing corporation during its formative years. IV."Eighteenth Century Business Corporations in the United States" summarizes the primary feature of the more than 300 business corporations chartered during the eighteenth century. This work is recommended by Julius Goebel for the study of colonial corporations. With a detailed bibliography and index. "In Joseph S. Davis there were combined an imaginative range as wide as the problem faced a scholarly drive that acquainted him with all relevant sources a master of the tools of empirical research unlimited energy capacity to write clearly and compactly an honesty that never flagged and a character that insured that "psychology" never got between him and his job." --Joseph Willits The American Statistician Volume 30 Issue 4: 199. Joseph Stancliffe Davis 1885-1975 graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude in 1908 earned a Ph.D. in 1913 and was a member of Harvard's faculty until 1921. From the beginning of his career he was able to devote time to scholarly research and public service. In 1918-1919 Davis served as an assistant statistician for the American Shipping Mission to London and a statistician for the Allied Maritime Transport Council. He was a member of the Dawes Commission on Reparations Chief Economist of the Federal Farm Board and a member of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council. Some of his notable works are Wheat Studies 1925-1944 and The War Between the Wars 1975. unknown books
2013391692013. ISBN-13: 9781584774273; ISBN-10: 1584774274. Davis Joseph Stancliffe. Essays in the Earlier History of American Corporations. Originally published: Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1917. 2 Vols. xiii 547; x 419 pp. Reprinted 2006 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774273. ISBN-10: 1584774274. Hardcover. New. $79.95 This Book Contains Four Essays: I."Corporations in the American Colonies" outlines the types of corporations that were established in the British colonies. II."William Duer Entrepreneur 1747-99" deals with the career of an important businessman who had much to do with several corporate enterprises and whose activities reveal significant aspects of the contemporary business environment. III."The S.U.M: the First New Jersey Business Corporation" is a detailed study of a single manufacturing corporation during its formative years. IV."Eighteenth Century Business Corporations in the United States" summarizes the primary feature of the more than 300 business corporations chartered during the eighteenth century. This work is recommended by Julius Goebel for the study of colonial corporations. With a detailed bibliography and index. "In Joseph S. Davis there were combined an imaginative range as wide as the problem faced a scholarly drive that acquainted him with all relevant sources a master of the tools of empirical research unlimited energy capacity to write clearly and compactly an honesty that never flagged and a character that insured that "psychology" never got between him and his job." --Joseph Willits The American Statistician Volume 30 Issue 4: 199. Joseph Stancliffe Davis 1885-1975 graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude in 1908 earned a Ph.D. in 1913 and was a member of Harvard's faculty until 1921. From the beginning of his career he was able to devote time to scholarly research and public service. In 1918-1919 Davis served as an assistant statistician for the American Shipping Mission to London and a statistician for the Allied Maritime Transport Council. He was a member of the Dawes Commission on Reparations Chief Economist of the Federal Farm Board and a member of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council. Some of his notable works are Wheat Studies 1925-1944 and The War Between the Wars 1975. unknown books
2008522442008. ISBN-13: 9781584778677; ISBN-10: 1584778679. Valuable Resource for the Legal History of Massachusetts Davis William Thomas. History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts: Including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and the Commonwealth. Boston: The Boston Book Company 1900. xxiv 446 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778677; ISBN-10: 1584778679. Hardcover. New. $95. This is a work of painstaking antiquarian research that contains a great deal of information that is not available elsewhere. Along with a narrative history this book contains detailed entries for each judicial entity in Massachusetts with biographies of all of its officers. The appendix contains the texts of the Plymouth Charter the first Plymouth Colony Patent the first Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and other documents. Davis 1822-1907 was a notable Boston lawyer and historian. His books include Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families and Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth. unknown books
2010239452010. ISBN-13: 9781886363694; ISBN-10: 1886363692. The Role of Local Courts Dawson John P. A History of Lay Judges. Originally published: Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press 1960. viii 2 310 pp. Reprinted 1999 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363694; ISBN-10: 1886363692. Hardcover. New. $75. An analysis of the divergent legal systems of England France Germany and Rome showing the relationship of the courts to the community the legal structure and political organizations. The work examines the evolution of medieval French and German courts from the Roman canonist system explores the role of the local courts in England and examines in detail the workings and influence of a typical manor court Redgrave in Suffolk England which was owned by Sir Nicholas Bacon the father of Sir Francis Bacon for the period up to 1711. Extensive notes indexed. Scholars interested in the roots of the modern political structures in Europe will find this work of supreme benefit. unknown books
2001308782001. ISBN-13: 9781584771630; ISBN-10: 1584771631. De Puy Henry F. A Bibliography of the English Colonial Treaties with the American Indians. New York: The Lenox Club 1917. 108 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771630; ISBN-10: 1584771631. Hardcover. New. $19.95 Many of the records of the various treaties with the Indians exist only in manuscript. This bibliography locates and describes fifty treaties that were separately printed in small print quantities and thus are exceedingly rare. For each treaty De Puy provides full collation a brief synopsis of the contents an illustration and the location of copies in principal libraries and private collections. See Besterman A World Bibliography of Bibliographies 352. unknown books
2016648222016. ISBN-13: 9781616195335. ISBN-10: 1616195339. Dedman James M. III and George R. Dekle Sr. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case: A Critical Analysis of the Trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Clark NJ: Talbot Publishing 2016. xvii 394 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-61619-533-5. ISBN-10: 1-61619-533-9. Hardcover. New. $75. The kidnapping and murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. touched off one of the most massive manhunts in the history of American crime detection and generated so much publicity at home and abroad that it was touted as the "Crime of the Century." The arrest of Bruno Richard Hauptmann in connection with the kidnapping inevitably led to the "Trial of the Century." Although Hauptmann was almost universally detested at the time of the trial the tide of public opinion began to change with his conviction. In the decades following Hauptmann's execution writers have advanced one theory after another seeking to pin the blame upon various members of the Lindbergh household and others. Almost every aspect of the crime and the investigation has been examined and critiqued-with one exception. No one has written a critical analysis of the trial itself. This book seeks to remedy that omission with an investigation and evaluation of the marshalling presentation and arguing of the evidence and a study of the post-conviction litigation. This innovative book includes: -- a thorough analysis of the evidence presented at trial by both the prosecution and defense -- a comprehensive critique of the performance of the lawyers -- a discussion of inculpatory scientific evidence available to but not used by the prosecution -- a section listing the major protagonists in the investigation and trial -- a timeline -- a modular analysis of the prosecution case -- a table of cases. After extensive experience in defending and prosecuting criminal cases JAMES M. DEDMAN III taught theory-based trial advocacy for the National College of District Attorneys for twenty-eight years at the University of Houston Law Center and the University of South Carolina National Advocacy Center. GEORGE R. DEKLE SR. was a legal skills professor at the Levin College of Law University of Florida. Before that he served for thirty years as an assistant state attorney in the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida. Dekle has authored several books on trial advocacy and legal history. unknown books
1966641991966. Delaware Reports. Reports of cases decided in the Court of Errors and Appeals Superior Court Court of Oyer and Terminer and the Court of General Sessions of the State of Delaware. Title varies. Imprint varies. Wilmington Delaware: The Star Publishing Co. 1832-1966. Vols. 1 to 55; 58-59 1945-1966 in 57 books. Lacking vols. 56 and 57. Publisher's tan buckram cloth with upper red and lower black spine lettering pieces on volumes 31 to 59. Ex-library with stamps to pages edges and bar code label on inside front covers internally very good. $395. unknown books
2019717652019. Shareholder Derivative Actions. Law and Practice 2018-2019 edition. Deborah A. DeMott. Thomson Reuters November 2018. 1 Volume. Softbound. Ex-library with location label at foot of spine and property stamps on top page edge and title page. Internally fine. Publisher's Price USD 1509. Special $95. A comprehensive treatise that will help you formulate effective strategies regarding shareholder derivative suits become more adept at anticipating adversarial actions and develop successful alternatives. It was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1991 landmark case of Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services Inc. This title contains in-depth analysis of the use of litigation committees imposition of demand requirements and interpretation of recent statutory amendments affecting a director's liability. Plus you'll find insights on relationships with counsel and expenses of litigation as well as dismissal settlement and remedies. The volume also features: Charts that clearly and concisely present information; and Statutes and rules for each state to facilitate quick comparisons. unknown books
2008719242008. Ulman Leon Editor. Ulman Leon Editor. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel. Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice. Vols. 1-32 1977-2008 in 20 books. Washington: For sale by the Supt. of Docs. U.S. G.P.O. Reprint W.S. Hein 1990. Gray buckram with blue spine lettering hardcover. Ex-library with property stamps and shelf location labels at foot of spine else very good. Reprint Price USD 1650. Special $695. Selected memorandum opinions advising the President of the United States the Attorney General and other executive officers of the federal government in relation to their official duties. The Attorney General has directed the Office of Legal Counsel to publish selected opinions for the convenience of the Executive Legislative and Judicial Branches of the government and of the professional bar and the general public. The authority of the Office of Legal Counsel to render legal opinions derives from the authority of the Attorney General. Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 the Attorney General was authorized to render opinions on questions of law when requested by the President and the heads of Executive Branch departments. This authority is now codified at 28 U.S.C. 511-513. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 510 the Attorney General has delegated to the Office of Legal Counsel responsibility for preparing the formal opinions of the Attorney General rendering opinions and legal advice to the various Executive Branch agencies assisting the Attorney General in the performance of his function as legal adviser to the President and rendering opinions to the Attorney General and the heads of the various organizational units of the Department of Justice. 28 C.F.R. 0.25. unknown books
1998288161998. Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170c of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Revised to September 30 1999. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service. Reprint Claitor's Publishing Division 2000. 3 vols. Softbound. Fine. Publisher's Price $114. Special $70. Publication 78 Revision 01/00 of exempt organizations. unknown books
2019429062019. ISBN-13: 9781584776543; ISBN-10: 1584776544. Translated by Thomas Jefferson Destutt de Tracy Antoine Louis Claude Comte. Jefferson Thomas. A Commentary and Review of Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws Prepared For Press From the Original Manuscript in the Hands of the Publisher. To Which Are Annexed Observations on the Thirty-First Book by the Late M. Condorcet: And Two Letters of Helveticus on the Merits of the Same Work. Philadelphia: Duane 1811. viii 292 pp. Reprinted 2006 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776543; ISBN-10: 1584776544. Hardcover. New. $75. Commentaire sur l'Esprit des Lois de Montesquieu 1806 is a critique of Montesquieu's pessimistic appraisal of democracy in De l'Esprit des Lois. While minister to France in the 1780s Jefferson saw this work in manuscript. It so impressed him that he arranged for its publication in France and translated it anonymously for publication in America. Looking back at this work in a letter from 1811 Jefferson commended it for correcting De l'Esprit des Lois. While other studies "nibbled only at its errors" he told his correspondent this work rebutted them "with a depth of thought precision of idea of language and of logic which will force conviction into every mind. I declare to you Sir in the spirit of truth and sincerity that I consider it the most precious gift the present age has received.": The Writings of Thomas Jefferson V:566-571. CONTENTS: Of laws in England; Of laws originating directly from the nature of the government; Of the principles of the three forms of government; The laws relating to education should be congenial with the principles of the government; Laws formed by the legislative should be consistent with the principles of the government; Consequences of the principles of different governments in relation to the simplicity of civil and criminal laws the forms of judicial proceedings and the apportionment of punishments; Consequences of the different principles of the three forms of government relative to sumptuary laws to luxury and to the condition of women; Of the corruption of the principle in each of the three forms of government -- Of laws relative to the defensive force; Of laws relative to the offensive force. unknown books
2005399412005. ISBN-13: 9781584774396; ISBN-10: 1584774398. Devecmon William C. In Re Shakespeare's "Legal Acquirements": Notes by an Unbeliever Therein. Originally published: New York: The Shakespeare Press 1899. iii 51 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774396; ISBN-10: 1584774398. Hardcover. New. $23.95 The large number of sophisticated legal references in Shakespeare's work and his association with the Inns of Court led many to conclude that he was once a barrister clerk or law student. This idea took root in the late eighteenth century and reached fruition in such works as Shakespeare A Lawyer 1858 by William L. Rushton and Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered 1859 by John Campbell both are available as Lawbook Exchange reprints. Devecmon refutes this view arguing that the Bard's knowledge was that of a well-read layman. "Mr. Devecmon boldly announces himself a disbeliever in the lawyer theory and his little book is a strong argument on that side. It shows careful research is written in terse vigorous style and exhibits much legal learning." 60 Albany Law Journal 241 1899-1900. unknown books
2003366152003. ISBN-13: 9781584773528; ISBN-10: 1584773529. DeWitt David Miller. The Judicial Murder of Mary Surratt. Baltimore: John Murphy & Co. 1895. vi 259 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773528; ISBN-10: 1584773529. Hardcover. New. $19.95 Reprint of first edition. Mary Surratt was the first woman tried and executed by the United States. She owned and ran a boardinghouse in Washington D.C. where John Wilkes Booth and other conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln often met. She was tried and convicted of complicity in Abraham Lincoln's assassination and hanged on July 7 1865. Though current scholarship indicates otherwise many writers have portrayed her as an innocent victim of a vengeful military tribunal that did not have the right to try her for her involvement in the assassination plot. Two events supported this view. One was the 1866 Supreme Court decision Ex parte Milligan which invalidated the authority of military courts to try civilians in places where civil courts were functioning. Ambiguity concerning military and civil authority in Washington D.C. in 1865 raised questions about the legality of her trial. The other event was the trial of her co-conspirator son John Surratt before a civil jury in 1867 two years after her death. Surratt's testimony was similar to that of his mother. When his trial ended in a hung jury it seemed to many that the military court had executed an innocent woman. unknown books
2010565342010. ISBN-13: 9781616190453; ISBN-10: 1616190450. Bardell v. Pickwick Dickens Charles. Bardell v. Pickwick: The Trial for Breach of Promise of Marriage Held at the Guildhall Sittings on April 1 1828 Before Mr. Justice Stareleigh and a Special Jury of the City of London. Edited with Notes and Commentaries by Percy Fitzgerald. Originally published: London: Elliot Stock 1902. vii 116 pp. Illustrated. Reprinted 2005 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190453; ISBN-10: 1616190450. Paperback. New. $10.95 One of the most famous legal cases in English literature Bardell v. Pickwick is an episode from The Pickwick Papers 1836-1837 by Charles Dickens 1812-1870 in which the hero becomes the defendant in a breach of promise of marriage suit. Mr. Justice Gaselee and Serjeants Snubbin and Buzfuz are among the characters introduced here. One of the most popular episodes in the novel it was often dramatized or read aloud as a parlor entertainment. It also inspired several legal analyses most notably Frank Lockwood's The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick which is available as a Lawbook Exchange reprint. unknown books
2005398042005. ISBN 9781584774204; ISBN-10: 1584774207. Bardell v. Pickwick Dickens Charles. Bardell v. Pickwick: The Trial for Breach of Promise of Marriage Held at the Guildhall Sittings on April 1 1828 Before Mr. Justice Stareleigh and a Special Jury of the City of London. Edited with Notes and Commentaries by Percy Fitzgerald. Originally published: London: Elliot Stock 1902. vii 116 pp. Illustrated. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN 9781584774204; ISBN-10: 1584774207. Hardcover. New. $25.95 One of the most famous legal cases in English literature Bardell v. Pickwick is an episode from The Pickwick Papers 1836-1837 by Charles Dickens 1812-1870 in which the hero becomes the defendant in a breach of promise of marriage suit. Mr. Justice Gaselee and Serjeants Snubbin and Buzfuz are among the characters introduced here. One of the most popular episodes in the novel it was often dramatized or read aloud as a parlor entertainment. It also inspired several legal analyses most notably Frank Lockwood's The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick which is available as a Lawbook Exchange reprint. unknown books
2005410692005. LBE reprint of the 1895 ed. LBE reprint of the 1895 ed. Dickinson G. Lowes. The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth Century. London: Longmans Green and Co. 1895. viii 183 24 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774945; ISBN-10: 1584774940. Cloth. New. $80. Considered "a brilliant essay on parliamentary reform" by Lunt this study examines Parliament's gradual democratization of Parliament through the passage of the Reform Bills of 1832 1867 and 1884 which expanded male suffrage and other related acts. This historical account is then used to frame "one of the most important questions to which that process has given rise--the question of the competence of a democratic House of Commons to direct to a satisfactory issue the socialistic tendencies of the future.": Preface iii. A remarkable study it forecast the Labor Party's prominence during the twentieth century. Lunt History of England 912 cited Marke A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University 1953 209. unknown books
2018363622018. ISBN-13: 9781584772736; ISBN-10: 1584772735. Dickinson John. Administrative Justice and the Supremacy of Law. Originally published: Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1927. xiii 403 pp. Reprinted 2003 2018 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772736; ISBN-10: 1584772735. Hardcover. New. $65. Dickinson 1894-1952 examines the relationship between administrative tribunals and the courts and problems that arise from the judicial review of administrative determinations. Dickinson is especially concerned with factors that determine the scope and purposes of a review. His study is notable in part because it offers a near-contemporary assessment of the Hepburn amendments to the Interstate Commerce Act 1906 and other changes enacted in the early 1900s. With a table of cases. Originally published as Volume II in the series of Harvard Studies in Administrative Law. unknown books
2015408882015. ISBN-13: 9781584774952; ISBN-10: 1584774959. Digby Kenelm Edward Assisted by William Montagu Harrison. An Introduction to the History of the Law of Real Property with Original Authorities. Fifth Edition. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press 1897. xiv 2 448 pp. Reprinted 2005 2015 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774952; ISBN-10: 1584774959. Hardcover. New. $25.95 Reprint of the final and best edition which incorporates the research of Pollock and Maitland's History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. This valuable history is in two parts. The first is an account of Anglo-Saxon land law the development of feudal tenure and the history of feudalism in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Special attention is given to the legislation of Edward I. The second part examines the history of uses wills and conveyances. This fascinating account is further enriched with lengthy excerpts from Bracton Glanville the Year Books and the statutes with translations. unknown books
2017679312017. May 2017 ed. May 2017 ed. Catastrophe Claims Insurance: Coverage for Natural and Man-Made Disasters May 2017 Edition. John K. DiMugno; Steven Plitt; Dennis J. Wall et al. Thomson Reuters May 2017. 1 Volume. 1712 pages. Softbound. Ex-private law firm library with stamps and property label at foot of spine else very good. Publisher's Price USD 214. Special $25. Written by leading attorneys in insurance practice around the country Catastrophe Claims: Insurance Coverage for Natural and Man-Made Disasters provides leading-edge discussion of insurance ramifications of major disasters. It provides varied perspectives on handling insurance coverage cases with tips for almost any kind of situation that arises. This text will assist those who are or will be actively dealing with insurance consequences that have arisen as a result of: Hurricane Katrina and others; 911 terrorism; Catastrophes of similar magnitude. Those consequences are so widespread that they affect almost every substantive area of analytical law. Insurance law appears to be the most widely impacted however with immediate consequences and huge financial stakes which guarantee widespread interest from the legal and insurance communities. This product is updated twice annually to keep you current on major flood decisions involving Katrina and other hurricanes. unknown books
1867612031867. Ohio. Superior Court Cincinnati. Report of Cases Adjudged in the Superior Court of Cincinnati at special and general terms from October 1854 to January 1860. William Disney; Stanley Matthews. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co. 1867-1871. 2 volumes in 1 book. Original law calf moderate shelfwear boards loose ex-library with stamps internally clean. $80. "The preparation of this publication was originally undertaken by Hon. Stanley Matthews."--Pref. unknown books
2007448442007. ISBN-13: 9781584777304; ISBN-10: 1584777303. Disraeli on the English Constitution Disraeli Benjamin. Vindication of the English Constitution in a Letter to a Noble and Learned Lord. London: Saunders and Otley 1835. ix 3-210 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777304; ISBN-10: 1584777303. Hardcover. New. $85. Reprint of the rare first edition. The Vindication is the fullest statement of the great prime minister's philosophy. According to Disraeli 1804-1881 the Whigs were devoted to the centralization of power in Westminster and the self-perpetuation of their party. As the party of the propertied classes the Tories resisted the Whigs by preserving the traditional system in which the landowners governed responsibly relieved the distress of the poor and enabled men of intellect like himself to serve the public by adapting Tory values to modern needs. unknown books
1999240151999. ISBN-13: 9781886363731; ISBN-10: 1886363730. Dodd Walter Fairleigh. The Revision and Amendment of State Constitutions. Originally published: Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press 1910. xvii 350 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363731; ISBN-10: 1886363730. Hardcover. New. $65. Discusses the practice and methods of the amendment and revision of state constitutions and the legal principles rather than theories which precede such alterations. An examination of the first state constitutions from 1776-1783 provides a historical context but much of the work analyzes the relevant legal principles affecting changes to state constitutions based on a study of judicial decisions pertinent to such areas as the development of the distinction between constitutions and statutes and the distinction between the constitutional convention and the regular legislature in states. Includes a Table of cases and an appendix by state showing popular votes on constitutional questions from 1899-1908. unknown books
2011414742011. ISBN-13: 9781584775362; ISBN-10: 158477536X. Advice for Aspiring Lawyers in Seventeeth-Century England Doderidge or Dodderidge John. The English Lawyer: Describing a Method for the Managing of the Lawes of this Land. And Expressing the Best Qualities Requisite in the Student Practizer Judges and Fathers of the Same. Originally published: London: Assignes of I. More 1631. 277 pp. Reprinted 2005 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775362; ISBN-10: 158477536X. Hardcover. New. $49.95 In this handbook Doderidge or Dodderidge 1555-1628 one of the most distinguished legal figures of his age advises aspiring lawyers. Among other points such as suggested readings and advice concerning personal demeanor he urges the student to acquire a solid liberal-arts education that emphasizes subjects with practical application such as logic and etymology. Regarding the specifics of legal education he discusses the best methods of study and information on the sources and principles of English law. This is a reprint of the first edition. As distinguished a jurist as Coke and Bacon Sir John Doderidge 1555-1628 was a counselor of the King's Bench a Serjeant for Prince Henry solicitor-general and a member of Parliament. He was the author of five important works that were all published posthumously. "Of books written about law to instruct students the most notable written by a common lawyer is Doderidge's 'English Lawyer.'" --Holdsworth A History of English Law V:397-398. unknown books
