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The Genius of the Common Law20th Century · English

Former French territory where Napoleon's codes, rooted in pre-Revolutionary custom, were found fit to serve.

they were found quite well fitted to serve, with a moderate amount of editing and local amendment, for the Province of Quebec, where the Revolution had never passed.

iv enemies in the gate ¶

In the Province of Quebec things have not gone so far, but the English term has left its mark on the language, if not on the substance, of the Civil Code promulgated in our own time.

vi alliance and conquest ¶

In the Province of Quebec, as we all know, the old French laws and usages of Lower Canada were preserved in civil matters, but English criminal law was introduced very soon after the British conquest, apparently without objection;

vi alliance and conquest ¶

The Law of Torts19th Century · English

Canadian province governed by old French civil law, from which the author's journey began.

When I came into your jurisdiction, it was from the Province of Quebec, a part of Her Majesty’s dominions Edition:

to the honourable oliver wendell holmes junr a jus ¶