Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet quotes

International law, like the moral law, is part of the law of England, but only to the extent that the Courts will not help those that break it. (Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet)
The rule is this: that wherever there is a decision of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction, the other Courts will adopt that as the basis of their decision, provided it can be appealed from. If it cannot be appealed from, then they will exercise their own judgment. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
In a perfectly new case-a case altogether primae impressionis-I think the Judges are bound to hold fast to the principles of the common law-to remember the maxim, "Salus reipublicae suprema lex," and if the condition be really in principle against the public good, to pronounce it in their judgment void. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
I remember Lord Eldon saying to counsel, " You have told us how far the cases have gone, will you now tell us where they are to stop?" I think it is now time that we should say where the cases are to stop. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
Arguments from the American statute are not of much force, because Englishmen are not bound to know it. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
You need not cite cases that are familiar. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
In criminal cases you always begin by proving the corpus delicti, and then connect the prisoner with it. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
Judges are philologists of the highest order. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
Circumstantial evidence only raises a probability. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
The Crown cannot ever be prejudiced by the misconduct or negligence of any of its officers. View quote
Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
You have no right, for the purpose of justifying a libel, to inquire into a man's life and opinions. (Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet)