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The Criminal Law Journal of India Journal May 15 1908

1908

Those of you who were fortunate enough t6 attend the last meeting of the American Bar Association no doubt enjoyed the learned address of the British Ambassador upon The Influence of Historical Environment upon the Development of the Common Law." This development of the common law has always appeared to me to be one of the most remarkable things in human history. [...] The great body of general principles which have become so firmly fixed in the common law as to be no longer open to chalenge will not be found to differ materially from the principles of the civil law and are in general in harmony with reason and justice and the study of them will give clearness to the vision and vigour to the mind. [...] If it be true that sensationalism is intruding in our courts I imagine the only remedy will biefound in the sense of personal responsibility of everone connected with the administration of justice and perhaps to 93::13 extent of the public press to which civilization owes so much for the 'removal of abuses and the purifying of all our institutions. [...] I have not yet referred to what is one of the most noteworthy and most welcome of the tendencies of our times the awakening of Bench and Bar to a truer realization of the relative importance of substance and form. [...] In so far as I have been able to peruse their proceedings it has appeared to The that they have discussed and are discussing the questions arising in no narrow selfish spirit merely to advance the peculiar interests of the profession but in a broad spirit of statesmanship to advance the interests of the pew& and the nation."Vol.
law
Pages
16
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120178
Segment Pages Author Actions
The Criminal Law Journal of India Journal May 15 1908
129-144 S.D. Chaudhri view

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