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Commentaries on American Law, Volume 1

Name: Commentaries on American Law, Volume 1
Author: James Kent

James Kent

Read by Tom Shoesmith, Cbteddy, disillusionedjimson, ShrimpPhish, Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025), Victoria Temple, Jddykst, Verla Viera, czandra and bookspeakerr · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations Part 1 (21:40)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations Part 2 (19:48)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Rights and Duties of Nations in a State of Peace Part 1 (28:23)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Rights and Duties of Nations in a State of Peace Part 2 (19:00)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Declaration and Early Measures of War Part 1 (24:28)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Declaration and Early Measures of War Part 2 (23:04)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Various Kinds of Property Liable to Capture (26:53)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Rights of Belligerents Part 1 (19:32)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the Rights of Belligerents Part 2 (22:28)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of the General Rights and Duties of Neutrals (32:32)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of Restrictions upon Neutral Trade Part 1 (32:16)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of Restrictions upon Neutral Trade Part 2 (9:36)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of Truces, Passports, and Treaties of Peace (36:37)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of Offences Against the Law of Nations Part 1 (20:31)
Part 1: Of the Law of Nations - Of Offences Against the Law of Nations Part 2 (17:33)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the History of the American Union (31:09)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of Congress Part 1 (29:42)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of Congress Part 2 (14:20)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of Judicial Constructions of the Powers of Congress Part 1 (34:45)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of Judicial Constructions of the Powers of Congress Part 2 (25:05)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the President Part 1 (25:24)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the President Part 2 (36:23)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the Judiciary Department Part 1 (25:29)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the Judiciary Department Part 2 (22:34)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the Original and Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (35:20)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts in Respect to the Common Law, and in Respect to Parties Part 1 (21:54)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts in Respect to the Common Law, and in Respect to Parties Part 2 (15:39)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the District and Territorial Courts of the United States Part 1 (28:12)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the District and Territorial Courts of the United States Part 2 (23:50)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the District and Territorial Courts of the United States Part 3 (33:36)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of the Concurrent Jurisdiction of the State Governments (1:07:47)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of Constitutional Restrictions on the Powers of the Several States Part 1 (1:13:21)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of Constitutional Restrictions on the Powers of the Several States Part 2 (20:35)
Part 2: Of the Government and Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States - Of Constitutional Restrictions on the Powers of the Several States Part 3 (35:04)
Part 3: Of the Various Sources of the Municipal Law of the Several States - Of Statute Law Part 1 (24:29)
Part 3: Of the Various Sources of the Municipal Law of the Several States - Of Statute Law Part 2 (16:12)
Part 3: Of the Various Sources of the Municipal Law of the Several States - Of Reports of Judicial Decisions Part 1 (22:22)
Part 3: Of the Various Sources of the Municipal Law of the Several States - Of Reports of Judicial Decisions Part 2 (26:25)
Part 3: Of the Various Sources of the Municipal Law of the Several States - Of the Principal Publications of the Common Law (30:50)
Part 3: Of the Various Sources of the Municipal Law of the Several States - Of the Civil Law (42:12)