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Commentaries on the Laws of England. Book 1 (1765)

Name: Commentaries on the Laws of England. Book 1 (1765)
Author: William Blackstone

William Blackstone

Read by Jc Guan, Graham Redman, Anna Simon, Sibella Denton, Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit and Andrew Coleman · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (5:03)
Introduction - Section 1 - Part 1 (22:37)
Introduction - Section 1 - Part 2 (23:29)
Introduction - Section 1 - Part 3 (13:35)
Introduction - Section 1 - Part 4 (19:27)
Introduction - Section 2 - Part 1 (24:56)
Introduction - Section 2 - Part 2 (28:13)
Introduction - Section 2 - Part 3 (13:18)
Introduction - Secton 3 - Part 1 (28:20)
Introduction - Section 3 - Part 2 (22:29)
Introduction - Section 3 - Part 3 (28:56)
Introduction - Section 4 - Part 1 (32:50)
Introduction - Section 4 - Part 2 (25:44)
Ch 1: Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals - Part 1 (28:39)
Ch 1: Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals - Part 2 (23:46)
Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 1 (18:42)
Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 2 (17:37)
Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 3 (18:34)
Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 4 (30:00)
Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 5 (20:56)
Ch 3: Of the King and his Title - Part 1 (26:39)
Ch 3: Of the King and his Title - Part 2 (25:12)
Ch 3: Of the King and his Title - Part 3 (27:09)
Ch 4: Of the King's Royal Family (16:31)
Ch 5: Of the Councils Belonging to the King (11:01)
Ch 6: Of the King's Duties (6:53)
Ch 7: Of the King's Prerogative - Part 1 (19:32)
Ch 7: Of the King's Prerogative - Part 2 (24:10)
Ch 7: Of the King's Prerogative - Part 3 (24:05)
Ch 7: Of the King's Prerogative - Part 4 (18:05)
Ch 8: Of the King's Revenue - Part 1 (19:41)
Ch 8: Of the King's Revenue - Part 2 (24:04)
Ch 8: Of the King's Revenue - Part 3 (22:17)
Ch 8: Of the King's Revenue - Part 4 (24:40)
Ch 8: Of the King's Revenue - Part 5 (24:49)
Ch 9: Of Subordinate Magistrates - Part 1 (21:00)
Ch 9: Of Subordinate Magistrates - Part 2 (15:17)
Ch 9: Of Subordinate Magistrates - Part 3 (16:34)
Ch 10: Of the People, whether Aliens, Denizens, or Natives (19:04)
Ch 11: Of the Clergy - Part 1 (18:52)
Ch 11: Of the Clergy - Part 2 (31:10)
Ch 12: Of the Civil State (20:21)
Ch 13: Of the Military and Maritime States (34:48)
Ch 14: Of Master and Servant (19:00)
Ch 15: Of Husband and Wife (32:06)
Ch 16: Of Parent and Child (33:47)
Ch 17: Of Guardian and Ward (12:02)
Ch 18: Of Corporations - Part 1 (15:56)
Ch 18: Of Corporations - Part 2 (22:10)