Sir James Fitzjames Stephen
historical figure · 3 works · 6 mentions · 12 anchored passages
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The Law of Torts
Judge and legal scholar Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, author of the Digest of the Criminal Law, cited repeatedly as authority on the criminal-law analogues to tortious liability, including consent to bodily harm and defence of others.
Stephen, Digest of the Criminal Law, art.
See Stephen, Digest of Criminal Law, art.
As to criminal responsibility in such cases, cf.
Law in a Free State
A judge cited for his legal surmise limiting the scope of the statute against conspiracy to induce fornication.
Justice Stephen surmises, “that an agreement between a man and a woman to commit fornication is not a conspiracy.
Justice Stephen may be taken to know something about the law.
The Genius of the Common Law
Legal historian whose 'History of the Criminal Law of England' is cited on trial by battle.
Thornton, see Stephen, Hist.