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Indirect

Misrule

Giving reasons

The giving of reasons is a task for the exercise
of which there is not much room comparatively
speaking in matters of legis administration. In the matters
judicial matters branch it consists in shewing the
conformity of the particular act of authority to the general
standard: which is real in the case of the statute
imaginary in the case of the customary law. In
the other matters branches the reason follows is reflected from the measure
nor is the assigning of a reason such as the appointment
of

Legislation is the branch of government
in which the practise operation of giving reasons is of most use importance.

In several branches of administration the giving
reasons in the first instance can be of little use:
it is sufficient if a man holds himself upon the
defensive ready to give his reasons if attacked. He is in [Legislation
is the branch of government in which the
discharging of this duty is of most importance.]
It is in the legislation that there is most room &
greatest demand for the application of this principle.
One may lay it down as a general rule
that no laws ought to be established without a reason
either expressly assigned or apparent upon the face
of













Identifier: | JB/087/111/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

087

Main Headings

indirect legislation

Folio number

111

Info in main headings field

indirect

Image

001

Titles

note

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

27636

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