...Lord Stowell, in a case before him, said : ' To vindicate the policy of the law, is not necessary to the office of a judge ; but if it were, it would not be difficult show, that the law had in this respect acted with its usual wisdom and humanity, with that true wisdom,...

...an admonition he gave to the parties then before him. and which was applicable to other cases :—" To vindicate the policy of the law is no necessary...wisdom and that real humanity that regards the general intereste of mankind. For though in particular cases the repugnance of the law to dissolve the obligations...

...or both to cohabit together. The disinclination must be founded upon reasons which the law approves. The law in this respect has acted with its usual wisdom and humanity, — with that true wisdom and Unit real humanity that regards the general interests of mankind; for though in particular cases the...

...situation does not allow me to indulge the feeling, much less the first feelings of an individual. * * * "To vindicate the policy of the law is no necessary part of the office of the judge, but if it was it would not be difficult to show that the law in this respect has acted with...

...Lord Stowell, in a case before him, said : 'To vindicate the policy of the law, is not necessary to the office of a judge ; but if it were, it would not be difficult to show, that the law had in this respect acted with its usual wisdom and humanity, with that true wisdom, and that real...

...Common sense still lingers in Westminster Hall.1 — Maule, J., Сrosse v. Seaman (1851), 11 CB 525. 6. To vindicate the policy of the law is no necessary part of the office of a Judge. — Sir Wm. Scott, Evans v. Evans (1790), 1 Hagg. Con. Rep. 36. 7. Little respect will be paid to our...

...only to indicate the conclusion at which I arrive, for, as has been said by a great English Judge, "to vindicate the policy of the law is no necessary part of the office of a Judge". (Sir Wm. Scoot, (1790, I Hagg. Con. Rep. 36). I hold, therefore, that the service rendered by the plaintiff...

...with industry ; and moderation with laxity. As judges, let us remember that (as Lord Stowell said) to vindicate the policy of the law is no necessary part of the judicial office. As legislators, let us oppose all nibbling at democracy's constitutional barriers...

...professional debate over martial failure by endorsing the trade-off Anglo-American law had long sanctioned in "its usual wisdom and humanity, with that true wisdom,...particular cases, the repugnance of the law to dissolve the obligation of matrimonial cohabitation, may operate with great severity upon individuals; yet it must...

...philosophical concept that all men are born equal," Justice Bond insisted, quoting Sir William Scott that "to vindicate the policy of the law is no necessary part of the office of a Judge."167 "The function of this Court or of any court is to interpret the law as it is passed by the...