...governed by the same laws and customs. Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be, " a rule of civil conduct prescribed by " the supreme...commanding what " is right and prohibiting what is wrong." The political writers of antiquity will not allow more than three regular forms of government : the...

...its limited sense, as respects the conduct of men in civil society, it is defined to be " A rule of conduct prescribed by the Supreme power in a state...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong, which is otherwise called municipal law. The Law of England is usually divided into the Common Law,...

...containing the explanation above mentioned. It is as follows : — " But farther : " municipal Law is a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the supreme " power in a state." J' For Legislature, as was before observed, is " the greatest act of superiority that can be exercised...

...THE PARTIES. AT the opening of these commentaries • municipal law was in general defined to be, " a rule of civil conduct, prescribed " by the supreme...commanding what is " right, and prohibiting what is wrong b." From hence therefore it followed, that the primary objects of the law are the establishment of...

...I HAvE now gone through the definition laid down of a municipal law : and have shewn that it is " a rule — of civil " conduct — prescribed — by the supreme power in a state — rity which human laws can have, is that the power of the lawgiver is derived from God ; and that...

...I HAVE now gone through the definition laid down of a municipal law : and have shewn that it is " a rule — of civil " conduct — prescribed — by the supreme power in a state — rity which human laws can have, is that the power of the lawgiver is derived from God ; and that...

...learned Mr Justice Blackstone says, in his Commentaries, vol. ip 34, ' is properly defined to be, a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong.' It must be apparent, therefore, to the smallest mind, that the essential requisites of good laws are...

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...learned Mr Justice Blackstone says, in his Commentaries, vol. ip 34, ' is properly denned to be, a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong.' It must be apparent, therefore, to the smallest mind, that the essential requisites of good laws are...

...given by implication. Blackstone says, " municipal law, thus understood, is properly denned to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong." Agreeably to this definition, every law passed by a deliberative body is an act of sovereignty as to...