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Studies in history and jurisprudence, volume 1 (of 2)Viscount James Bryce Bryce

Studies in history and jurisprudence, volume 1 (of 2)

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Studies in history and jurisprudence, volume 1 (of 2), by Viscount James Bryce Bryce. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #78300.

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74 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface (1)8,483 words
  2. 2.Preface (2)8,623 words
  3. 3.Preface (3)8,419 words
  4. 4.Preface (4)2,520 words
  5. 5.Chapter I: The Regions Covered by Roman and English Law996 words
  6. 6.Chapter II: The Diffusion of Roman Law by Conquest3,277 words
  7. 7.Chapter III: The Establishment of One Law for1,559 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV: The Extension of Roman Law After the1,669 words
  9. 9.Chapter V: The Diffusion of English Law926 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI: English Law in India3,665 words
  11. 11.Chapter VII: The Working of the Indian Codes1,856 words
  12. 12.Chapter VIII: Comparison of the Roman Law with1,302 words
  13. 13.Chapter IX: The Future of English Law in India1,244 words
  14. 14.Chapter X: Present Position of Roman and English Law in the World646 words
  15. 15.Chapter I: The Constitutions of Rome and England787 words
  16. 16.Chapter II: The Traditional Classification of Constitutions633 words
  17. 17.Chapter III: A Proposed New Classification of Constitutions2,599 words
  18. 18.Chapter IV: The Origin of Flexible Constitutions1,065 words
  19. 19.Chapter V: The Strength and Weakness of Flexible Constitutions4,478 words
  20. 20.Chapter VI: Aristocracies and Flexible Constitutions1,983 words
  21. 21.Chapter VII: The Influence of Constitutions on the Mind of a Nation2,261 words
  22. 22.Chapter VIII: Capacity of Constitutions for Territorial Expansion898 words
  23. 23.Chapter IX: The Origin of Rigid Constitutions2,310 words
  24. 24.Chapter X: The Enactment and Amendment of Rigid Constitutions3,555 words
  25. 25.Chapter XI: The Definiteness of Rigid Constitutions974 words
  26. 26.Chapter XII: The Stability of Rigid Constitutions1,910 words
  27. 27.Chapter XIII: The Interpretation of Rigid Constitutions1,760 words
  28. 28.Chapter XIV: Democracies and Rigid Constitutions2,187 words
  29. 29.Chapter XV: The Future of the Flexible and Rigid Types1,942 words
  30. 30.Chapter XVI: Are New Constitutions Likely to Arise?1,739 words
  31. 31.Chapter I: How the Tendencies to Aggregation and to Disjunction Respectively1,481 words
  32. 32.Chapter II: Tendencies Which May Operate Either as Centripetal or as Centrifugal2,768 words
  33. 33.Chapter III: How Constitutions May Use the Centripetal Forces to Promote2,786 words
  34. 34.Chapter IV: How Constitutions May Reduce or Regulate the Centrifugal Forces4,079 words
  35. 35.Chapter V: Illustrations From Modern History of the Action of Constitutions1,401 words
  36. 36.Chapter VI: The Probable Action of the Aggregative and the Disjunctive (1)8,689 words
  37. 37.Chapter VI: The Probable Action of the Aggregative and the Disjunctive (2)8,445 words
  1. 38.Chapter I: The United States at the Adoption of the Constitution1,529 words
  2. 39.Chapter II: Predictions of the Opponents and Advocates of the Constitution2,218 words
  3. 40.Chapter III: Criticism of the Predictions of 17881,853 words
  4. 41.Chapter IV: Tocqueville and His Book3,070 words
  5. 42.Chapter V: Tocqueville’s View of the United States1,330 words
  6. 43.Chapter VI: Tocqueville’s Impressions and Prophecies4,970 words
  7. 44.Chapter VII: Examination of Tocqueville’s Views2,632 words
  8. 45.Chapter VIII: Concluding Summary910 words
  9. 46.Chapter I: The Conditions Under Which These Constitutions Arose1,697 words
  10. 47.Chapter II: Constitution of the Orange Free State1,398 words
  11. 48.Chapter III: Constitution of the South African Republic3,730 words
  12. 49.Chapter IV: Observations on the Character and Working3,355 words
  13. 50.Chapter I: Introductory867 words
  14. 51.Chapter II: The Movement for Federation1,558 words
  15. 52.Chapter III: The Causes Which Brought About1,425 words
  16. 53.Chapter IV: The Conditions for a Federal Commonwealth1,689 words
  17. 54.Chapter V: The Constitution as a Federal Instrument646 words
  18. 55.Chapter VI: Distribution of Powers Between Nation792 words
  19. 56.Chapter VII: Constitutional Position of the910 words
  20. 57.Chapter VIII: Differences From the United States and Canadian Federations935 words
  21. 58.Chapter IX: The Constitution as a Frame of National658 words
  22. 59.Chapter X: The Legislature1,024 words
  23. 60.Chapter XI: The Executive185 words
  24. 61.Chapter XII: The Judiciary1,140 words
  25. 62.Chapter XIII: Working of the Frame of Government806 words
  26. 63.Chapter XIV: Provisions Against Deadlocks541 words
  27. 64.Chapter XV: Relations of the Two Houses1,058 words
  28. 65.Chapter XVI: Miscellaneous Provisions453 words
  29. 66.Chapter XVII: Amendment of the Constitution448 words
  30. 67.Chapter XVIII: Relations of the Australian Commonwealth to the Crown473 words
  31. 68.Chapter XIX: Comparison with the Constitutions of the United States and Canada982 words
  32. 69.Chapter XX: General Observations on the Constitution1,226 words
  33. 70.Chapter XXI: Modern and Democratic Character of1,047 words
  34. 71.Chapter XXII: Political Party in Australia689 words
  35. 72.Chapter XXIII: Political Issues Likely to Arise1,307 words
  36. 73.Chapter XXIV: Possible Entrance of New States1,186 words
  37. 74.Chapter XXV: Future Relations of the Australian785 words