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Charles Sumner: “We have already seen, by the opinions of eminent judges, great masters of law in different ages, that what is contrary…”

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We have already seen, by the opinions of eminent judges, great masters of law in different ages, that what is contrary to the principles of Natural Law must be void; and English judges tell us that even an Act of Parliament must be treated as void, if it undertakes to make a man judge in his own case.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the importance of Natural Law in legal judgments, asserting that laws contrary to these principles are invalid.

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