Commentaries on the Laws of England

Japanese: 《Commentaries on the Laws of England》(英語表記)CommentariesontheLawsofEngland
Commentaries on the Laws of England

…However, his achievements as a judge were not particularly notable. His four volumes of Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-69) are not an academic treatment of law, but rather a systematic and easy-to-understand grasp, even if only vaguely, of the basics of English law as a whole. As a result, he sometimes used vague literary expressions instead of strict concepts, which led to mistakes, and he was almost timid in his affirmation of the existing legal order, which was criticized by J. Bentham and J. Austin. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Commentaries on the Laws of England" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…しかし裁判官時代の彼の活躍は目だっていない。その著書《英法釈義Commentaries on the Laws of England》4巻(1765‐69)は,法を学問的に処理するというよりは,むしろ英法全体の基本を,たとえぼんやりとであれ,体系的にわかりやすく把握している。したがって,ときには厳密な概念に代えてあいまいな文学的表現を用い,ために誤りを犯している場合もあり,また憶病とも思えるほどに既存の法秩序を肯定しており,これらの点はJ.ベンサム,J.オースティンの非難するところである。…

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