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The 1st century letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (specifically 2 Corinthians 3:6) refers to the spirit and letter of the law. Though it is not quoted directly, the principle is applied using the words "spirit" and "letter" in context with the legalistic view of the Hebrew Bible. This is the first recorded use of the phrase.
The Spirit of Law (French: De l'esprit des lois, originally spelled De l'esprit des loix [1]), also known in English as The Spirit of [the] Laws, is a treatise on political theory, as well as a pioneering work in comparative law by Montesquieu, published in 1748. [2]
Law never responded to this open letter, though he had been deeply upset, as testified by John Byrom. [12] After seven years of silence, Law further explored Böhme's ideas in The Spirit of Prayer (1749–1750), followed by The Way to Divine Knowledge (1752) and The Spirit of Love (1752–1754).
Law and economics; Law and Gospel; Law and literature; Law and religion; Law as integrity; Law in action; Law reform; Law without the state; Law, Legislation and Liberty; Law's Empire; Laws (dialogue) Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy; Legal good; Legal humanists; Legal naturalism; Legal nihilism; Legal positivism; Legal ...
The Letter of the Law" and "There's Always Golf" (as "There's Always Golf!") were included in the 1940 collection Wodehouse on Golf, published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York. [21] The 1949 collection The Best of Wodehouse (US) featured stories selected by Scott Meredith, including "The Level Business Head" and "The Letter of the Law". [22]
According to the Oregon Department of Justice, Oregon became the first in the country to pass a statewide sanctuary law in 1987, which in part prohibits state and local law enforcement and ...
Hence, statutes were viewed from the point of view of their effect upon the common law, as adding to it, subtracting from it or patching it up. Then also, in the time of Heydon's Case, the judges paid more attention to the "spirit" of the law than to the letter. Having found the mischief they proceeded to make mischief with the words of the ...
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