The Complete Works of Edward Livingston on Criminal Jurisprudence: Consisting of Systems of Penal Law for the State of Louisiana and for the United States of America: With the Introductory Reports to the Same: to Which Is Prefixed an Introduction
The Complete Works of Edward Livingston on Criminal Jurisprudence: Consisting of Systems of Penal Law for the State of Louisiana and for the United States of America: With the Introductory Reports to the Same: to Which Is Prefixed an Introduction
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ...of another, tending to bring him into ridicule or contempt. The happiness of individuals, the quiet of families, and the peace of society, depend so much on the protection given by the laws to reputation, that this title is more minute in its provisions than many of the others. The innovations that have been ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ...of another, tending to bring him into ridicule or contempt. The happiness of individuals, the quiet of families, and the peace of society, depend so much on the protection given by the laws to reputation, that this title is more minute in its provisions than many of the others. The innovations that have been introduced, it is believed, will be justified by a close examination of their tendency, and that no parts of the present law on the subject have been omitted or changed, but such as can be justified by the most cogent reasons. We now come to the important title of Offences affecting the Person. And, before we examine the several acts which are made punishable under this head, it may be necessary to remark, that, instead of beginning, as is usually done, with offences of the highest degree in this class and then descending to the lowest, the order in this code is reversed, and the ascending scale has been adopted, for reasons which are not those of mere arbitrary arrangement. By beginning with the lowest injury that can be offered to the person, an assault, you lay the foundation for comprehending the definitions and descriptions of all the others, which are only aggravations, either in degree or by intent; and having defined all the intermediate degrees between it and murder, you arrive at the simple conclusion that every homicide which is not included in any of the preceding classes of crimes, is murder: whereas, by beginning, as is usually done, at the other end of the scale, you must explain all the lower degrees which are included in that with which you begin, or your definition will not be understood. For example: if we begin with murder, we can only cause it to be comprehended by saying that it is homicide. We must then anticipate, by...
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