...course superior to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at all time. jSTo human laws are of any validity if contrary to this ; and such of them as are valid derive all their authority mediately or immediately from this original." Then, as if despising to stand on any mere...

...which is the duty of every individual in society. Oral. i. contr. Aristogit. Notes on Blackstone. 3 This law of nature, being coeval with mankind, and...himself, is of course superior in obligation to any intuitively divine, even should no intercourse with each other, nor any compact have existed4; which...

...homage; the least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power."—Hooker. " This law of nature being coeval with mankind, and...their authority, mediately, or immediately, from this original."—Blackstone, Vol. I, p. 41. " Jurisprudence is the science of what is just and unjust."...

...right. ' No human laws,' says Blackstone, ' are of any validity if contrary to the law of Nature ; and such of them as are valid derive all their force,...authority, mediately or immediately from this original.' A law which is palpably bad and unjust not merely stinks in the .nostrils of all men who think for...

...British authority, said : " The law of nature being coeval with God himself, is of course superior to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in...this ; and such of them as are valid derive all their authority from this original." Said Washington, when announcing the treaty of peace to the army : "...

...(and all men possess this in a sufficient degree of strength,) the only conceivable difference between This law of nature, being coeval with mankind, and...obligation to any other. It is binding over all the «rlobe in all countries, and at all times: no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to this...

...Sir William Blackstone wrote: " No human laws are of any validity if contrary to the law of nature; and such of them as are valid derive all their force...authority mediately or immediately from this original." This is good for teaching that a legislature does not necessarily exercise a divine right, but only...

...other laws : that no human laws are of any validity if contrary to them : that all human laws which are valid, derive all their force, and all their authority, mediately or immediately, from those divine originals." From this is to be inferred that, no human law which conflicts with the law...

...This is the foundation of what we call ethics or natural law; which, being coeval with mankind, is superior in obligation to any other. It is binding...no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to its precepts; and such of them as are valid derive all their force and all their authority, mediately...

...7 dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding all over the globe, in all countries and at all times : no...authority, mediately or immediately, from this original. Human laws originate in the wisdom of man, and are designed to regulate their behavior to one another,...