CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 36

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34

may

be necessary to provide

that the Law of England in

to be in force there.

that

But

Rule unqualified

by exceptions we create

More

Remove

many

difficulties than it wo?

Get into detail

minutely what part of the

Law of England

is regarded

to be

in applicable to

European

the Colony and its Inhabitants would be

a practicable task. The normal

solution of these difficulties

probably

is

any

convenient

which can be found.

It consists in qualifying

the

General declaration that the Law of England shall be in

force

by

an exception almost

general - namely that no

part of that Law shall

be considered in force which

may

be inapplicable to the

local circumstances of

the

Colony or of its Inhabitants.

The question of applicability

Then

becomes

in the

first instance a Judicial

question to be decided in the Courts in each particular

case

as it arises. If any

such Judicial decision appears

to the local Legislature unsound

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34 may be necessary to provide that the Law of England in to be in force there. that But Rule unqualified by exceptions we create More Remove many difficulties than it wo? Get into detail minutely what part of the Law of England is regarded to be in applicable to European the Colony and its Inhabitants would be a practicable task. The normal solution of these difficulties probably is any convenient which can be found. It consists in qualifying the General declaration that the Law of England shall be in force by an exception almost general - namely that no part of that Law shall be considered in force which may be inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony or of its Inhabitants. The question of applicability Then becomes in the first instance a Judicial question to be decided in the Courts in each particular case as it arises. If any such Judicial decision appears to the local Legislature unsound
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34

may

be necessary to provide

that the Law of England in

to be in force there.

that

Jeanal

But

Rule unqualified

by exceptions we create

More

Remove

many

diffientlier than it wo?

Get to detail

minality what part of the

Law of Eiland

1 regarded

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کے نو سال کے

to be

in afflicable to

European

the Foland and its' Kerofern

Inhabitants wond be

: practicable task. The & nonal

solution of these difficulty

probably

aus

any

convenient

which c. be found.

It consiste in qualifying

the

!

General declaration that the Law of England shall be in

force

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b

an exception almorb.

general - namely that no

part of that Law shall

be considered in force which

may

be mapplicable to the

local circumstances of

Fine

Colony or of its Inhabitants.

The question of applicability

Then

Commer

to be in the

fint instance # a Judicial

guaction to be decided in the Courts in each particular

Care

01

it ariver. If any

such Indicial decision afferm

to the local Legislatone unsound

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