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... called a commonwealth , or state , in Latin Civitas , which is but an artificial man , though of greater stature and strength than the natural , for whose protection and defence it was intended , and in which the sovereignty is an ...
... called a commonwealth , or state , in Latin Civitas , which is but an artificial man , though of greater stature and strength than the natural , for whose protection and defence it was intended , and in which the sovereignty is an ...
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... the history of law . It is only when men have come to criticise cumbersome and antiquated forms on theoretical principles that this idea is called to their aid . Thus the Roman law was an ancient 16 [ LECT . 1 . LAW AND METAPHYSIC .
... the history of law . It is only when men have come to criticise cumbersome and antiquated forms on theoretical principles that this idea is called to their aid . Thus the Roman law was an ancient 16 [ LECT . 1 . LAW AND METAPHYSIC .
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... called a fiction - whereby our courts assume that the common law applies to every case presented to them , if there is not a law specifically dealing with it , is a practical application of the fact to which I refer . There can be no ...
... called a fiction - whereby our courts assume that the common law applies to every case presented to them , if there is not a law specifically dealing with it , is a practical application of the fact to which I refer . There can be no ...
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... called " natural laws , " and certain other facts to which these apply , then the positive law is nothing . It is merely a repetition of the natural law in the particular case . As we shall see hereafter , a statute is only an ...
... called " natural laws , " and certain other facts to which these apply , then the positive law is nothing . It is merely a repetition of the natural law in the particular case . As we shall see hereafter , a statute is only an ...
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... called morality ( includ- ing , of course , law ) is only this conduct " formulated " — put into a scientific form , so that it may serve as a basis for an art of conduct.3 This art will generally be represented by positive law . This ...
... called morality ( includ- ing , of course , law ) is only this conduct " formulated " — put into a scientific form , so that it may serve as a basis for an art of conduct.3 This art will generally be represented by positive law . This ...
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