The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure-the figure of "The Reasonable Man.".... He is an ideal, a standard, the embodiment of all those qualities which we demand of the good citizen.

A.P. Herbert

The Reasonable Man

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Legal theory Reasonableness Law

Author

A.P. Herbert

Source

The Reasonable Man

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

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Politician Lawyer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Herbert, A. P. "The Reasonable Man." Uncommon Law. Methuen, 1935.

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It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty.

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John Marshall
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Marbury v. Madison
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Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.