An Essay on Professional EthicsT. & J. W. Johnson & Company, 1860 - 158 páginas |
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Página xxii
... of this being carried too far ; as Chancellor Kent appears to have apprehended that it might be . There is not much danger of erring upon the side of too little law . The world is notoriously too much governed . Le- gislators almost xxii.
... of this being carried too far ; as Chancellor Kent appears to have apprehended that it might be . There is not much danger of erring upon the side of too little law . The world is notoriously too much governed . Le- gislators almost xxii.
Página xlii
... appear to us " flatly absurd and unjust , " to overrule such a decision is an act of positive injustice , as well as a violation of law , and an usurpation by one branch of the government upon the powers of another . An example will ...
... appear to us " flatly absurd and unjust , " to overrule such a decision is an act of positive injustice , as well as a violation of law , and an usurpation by one branch of the government upon the powers of another . An example will ...
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... appear to come in conflict . In all the walks of life men have frequently to do this : in none so often as at the Bar . The responsibilities , legal and moral , of the lawyer , arise from his relations to the court , to his professional ...
... appear to come in conflict . In all the walks of life men have frequently to do this : in none so often as at the Bar . The responsibilities , legal and moral , of the lawyer , arise from his relations to the court , to his professional ...
Página 15
... appears in the worst form when it is the act of attorneys or counsel , who are the sworn officers of the court , whose duty it is to act as guardians of the fountains of justice , and who are false to their charge when they defile or ...
... appears in the worst form when it is the act of attorneys or counsel , who are the sworn officers of the court , whose duty it is to act as guardians of the fountains of justice , and who are false to their charge when they defile or ...
Página 25
... appear upon the evidence . No court or jury are invested with any arbitrary discretion to determine a cause according to their mere notions of justice . Such a discretion vested in any body of men would constitute the most appalling of ...
... appear upon the evidence . No court or jury are invested with any arbitrary discretion to determine a cause according to their mere notions of justice . Such a discretion vested in any body of men would constitute the most appalling of ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 20 - Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein : and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Página xxxiii - It would declare that an act, which, according to the principles and theory of our government, is entirely void; is yet, in practice, completely obligatory. It would declare, that if the legislature shall do what is expressly forbidden, such act, notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality effectual. It would be giving to the legislature a practical and real omnipotence, with the same breath which professes to restrict their powers within narrow limits. It is prescribing limits, and declaring...
Página 36 - From the moment that any advocate can be permitted to say that he will or will not stand between the crown and the subject arraigned in the court where he daily sits to practice, from that moment the liberties of England are at an end.
Página 24 - entire devotion to the interest of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of his utmost learning and ability...
Página 30 - ... them, to himself, is his first and only duty ; and in performing this duty he must not regard the alarm, the torments, the destruction which he may bring upon others.
Página 123 - Long in his highness' favour, and do justice For truth's sake and his conscience; that his bones, When he has run his course and sleeps in blessings, May have a tomb of orphans
Página 1 - There is, perhaps, no profession after that of the sacred ministry, in which a high-toned morality is more imperatively necessary than that of the law.
Página xxxii - So, if a law be in opposition to the Constitution; if both the law and the Constitution apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the Constitution, or conformably to the Constitution, disregarding the law, the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case. This is of the very essence of judicial duty. If, then, the courts are to regard the Constitution, and the Constitution is superior to any ordinary act...
Página xxxvi - ... deprived of his life, liberty, or property, unless by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Página 133 - Up to this morning I believed most firmly in his innocence; and so did many others as well as myself. 'I have sent for you, gentlemen,' said he, 'to tell you I committed the murder!" When I could speak, which was not immediately, I said : 'Of course, then, you are going to plead guilty?' 'No, sir,' was the reply; 'I expect you to defend me to the utmost.