The science, the art, the jurisprudence, the chief political and social theories, of the modern world have grown out of Greece and Rome—not by favour of, but in the teeth of, the fundamental teachings of early Christianity, to which science, art, and any serious occupation with the things of this world were alike despicable.
Thomas Henry HuxleyTag: science art rome ancient-greece despicable early-christianity greece jurisprudence political-science science-vs-religion
His claim to Mars is lawyers' hogwash; as a lawyer myself I need not respect it.
Robert A. HeinleinTag: jurisprudence
Today, no less than five Supreme Court justices are on record, either through their opinions or speeches (or both), that they will consult foreign law and foreign-court rulings for guidance in certain circumstances. Of course, policymakers are free to consult whatever they want, but not justices. They're limited to the Constitution and the law.
Mark R. LevinTag: justice jurisprudence constitution supreme-court foreign-law limiation policymakers
The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius.
Dahlia LithwickTag: jurisprudence dahlia-lithwick slate
The Framers were no more interested in binding future Americans to a set of divinely inspired commandments than any of us would wish to be bound by them.
Dahlia LithwickTag: jurisprudence dahlia-lithwick slate
The Constitution created a framework, not a Ouija board, precisely because the Framers understood that prospect of a nation ruled for centuries by dead prophets would be the very opposite of freedom.
Dahlia LithwickTag: jurisprudence dahlia-lithwick slate
The first requirement of a sound body of law is, that it should correspond with the actual feelings and demands of the community, whether right or wrong.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.Tag: law jurisprudence
Justice isn’t about fixing the past; it’s about healing the past's future.
Jackson BurnettTag: justice law jurisprudence lawyers retribution legal-system crime-and-punishment
Start with the observation that American law is not designed to catch and punish every instance of illegal conduct. Nothing short of a totalitarian state could do that. It is designed to prosecute persons when there is a reasonable basis for believing they have committed a crime, and then to convict them when there is no reasonable doubt that they are guilty.
Dale CarpenterTag: law jurisprudence police-state 2012
Der Mensch ist entweder im Stande, rechtswidrig zu handeln oder er ist es nicht, denn dazwischen gibt es nichts Drittes und Mittleres. Durch diese Fähigkeit wird er strafbar, durch seine Eigenschaft der Strafbarkeit wird er Rechtsperson, und als Rechtsperson hat er teil an der überpersönlichen Wohltat des Rechts.
Robert MusilTag: law jurisprudence
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