Excerpt from Outlines of Lectures on Jurisprudence There are a number of good introductions to the science of law in German, any of Which may be read profitably by the beginner. The following are recommended especially because they present the most recent tendencies in juristic thinking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Outline Study of Law These outline-lectures are mere summaries of what was much amplified when presented orally. It cannot be pretend ed that they furnish a full and adequate discussion of the top ics treated. Each lecture contains simply the notes of an hour's discourse. The work is intended as a first book in law and a general introduction to the whole body of American jurisprudence. The principal object of the author has been to present the subject in a way calculated to attract the atten tion of the reader and whet the appetite for more. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Medical Jurisprudence The mode of conducting medico-legal investigations had attracted attention in France, from the time of Ambrose Par , through the 17th century. French authors love to trace the rudiments of the science in their country from the 12th century, in the rules given in the Assizes of Jerusalem, for drawing up exemptions from certain civil and military duties, and in several subsequent ordonnances of their monarchs, for the inspection of wounds: enact ments from which we may trace the institution of the Chirurgiens du Chd'telet. In 1603, Henri IV. Authorized his physician to appoint persons, skilled in medicine and surgery, to make judicial inspections and reports in all ci ties and royal jurisdictions. The difficulty of carrying this into effect induced Louis XIV. To create, in 1692, he reditary royal physicians and surgeons, for the same pur pose, with various immunities and privileges; but their corruption and venality soon became notorious; yet the otfice was not suppressed until 1790. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.