Adoption, by Indian princes, 31; Army of Rome and India, 15, 37.
in Indian law, 106; by Ro- | Asiatic peoples, 476, 477.
man emperors, 866.
Adultery, a crime in Indian
Penal Code, 108; in Roman
law, 800.
Aeschylus, quoted, 142.
Agricola, 13, 802.
Alabama case, 348.
Alarich, II, laws of, 760, 868.
Algeria, 248.
Alsace, annexation of, 258.
Althing, or general assembly,
in Iceland, 272-280, 291, 298.
Althusius, on sovereignty, 533.
Amendment of constitution, 130,
174-184; in Australia, 437,
438.
America. See United States.
American Commonwealth, re-
ferred to, 170, 179, 316, 496.
Analytic school of jurispru-
dence, 612-617.
Anarchism, 485, 605.
Areopagus, 79.
Argentina, constitution of, 180,
Aristocracy and flexible consti-
tutions, 152-157.
Augustus, 483, 513, 518, 677,
704, 801, 802.
Austin criticized, 536-543, 569,
613-617.
Australia constitution of the
Commonwealth, 391-462;
movement for federation, 394-
403; conditions favouring fe-
deration, 403-408; character
of federation, 408-410; dis-
tribution of powers between
Commonwealth and States,
410-412; position of States
under constitution, 413-415;
differences from United States
and Canada, 416-418; few
restrictions on powers of
Commonwealth, 419-421; the
legislature, 421-424; the exe-
cutive, 424; the judiciary,
425-428; dependence of exe-
cutive upon legislature, 428-
431; provisions against dead-
locks, 431, 432; relations of
the two Houses, 432-435;
miscellaneous provisions, 436,
437; amendment of constitu-
tion, 437, 438; relations of
to British | Breach of promise, action for,
Brehon law, 95, 621.
Bulgaria, constitution of, 178,
179, 548.
crown, 438-440; comparison 793.
with United States and Can-
ada, 440-443; general obser-
vations, 443-447; democratic
character, 447-450; political
parties, 450-452; future po-
litical issues, 452-456; pos-
sible entrance of new States,
457-460; future relations to
Britain, 460-462.
Austro-Hungary, constitution
of, 172, 240, 393, 538, 539; di-
vorce in, 840.
Bacon, 221, 542, 865.
Baker, Newton D., 836.
Banns, publication of, 812.
Basilica, of Leo, 748, 779.
Belgium, divorce in, 840.
Bentham, criticized, 465, 499–
502, 536-543, 569, 613–617.
Bernier, on Mogul empire, 9.
Betrothal, in Roman law, 792.
Beyrut, law school of, 684, 730.
Bills, in House of Commons,
734, 883.
Bishops, in Iceland, 275.
Bismarck, 483.
Blackstone, 101, 526, 601, 615,
684, 820, 823, 875.
Blood feuds, 270, 640.
Bodin, on sovereignty,
Cabinet government, in Eng-
land, 151; under the Austra-
lian constitution, 429-431.
Cairns, Lord, 630, 685.
Cairo, university of, 646–656.
Calhoun, 330, 550.
Canada, constitution, 168, 172;
compared with Australian,
393, 399, 407, 411-414, 415,
416-418, 440-443; law of di-
vorce, 834.
Canning, Lord, 31.
Canon Law, growth of, 89, 90,
668; regulation of marriage
and divorce by, 809, 811-814,
825-827.
Cape Colony, 360.
Capital of United States, 339;
of Australian Commonwealth,
436.
Caracalla, edict of, 40, 85, 585,
758.
Case law, compared with prae-
torian edict, 698-708.
Caste, 57.
Catullus, 23, 44, 792.
532, Caucus, the, 151.
Bologna, law school of, 90, 646,
Boss system in America, 349,
487.
Bowen, Lord, 630, 685.
Bracton, 681, 740.
Brand, President, 387.
Celibacy, discouragement of, at
Rome, 798, 806; of clergy, 809.
Centripetal and centrifugal
forces, their action on politi-
cal constitutions, 216–262 ; in-
terest and sympathy, 222–224;
race and religion, 224-226;
how constitutions may utilize
centripetal forces, 229-237;
and how modify centrifugal
forces, 237-249; illustrations
from United States, 250, 251;
probable results in the future,
254-262; effect of conquest
and family succession, 256-
258.
Chancellor, the Lord, as builder
of equity, 599-601; as law-
maker, 689, 690, 695-697.
Character, of conquering races,
of Indian law, 103-113; of
Icelandic law, 286–288.
Coemptio, Roman marriage by,
788-790.
Coke, Lord, 629, 680.
Collectivism, 261.
Colonies, of England, 4.
Colour of Race, effect of, in Ro-
man and Indian empires, 53-
56, 245-248.
Comitia, 711-716.
Commands, laws as, 280, 465,
Chastisement of wife by hus- Committee stage, in English
Christianity, unifying influence
of, 2; persecution of, 44; in
India, 57; introduction into
Iceland, 294, 295; as affecting
growth of law, 665-668, 757;
influence on Roman law of
divorce, 803-805.
Church, identified with State,
663, 664.
Cicero, against Verres, 22, 76,
80, 692; on the Law of Na-
ture, 574-577, 608; on the
Twelve Tables, 752, 877; di-
vorced his wife, 801.
Citizenship under Roman em-
pire, 40, 76.
Commonwealth. See Australia.
Comparative method of jurispru-
dence, 604, 619-622.
Concubinage, 808.
Confarreatio, Roman marriage
by, 788-790.
Congress, as a legislative body,
733-735.
Conquest, formation of empire
by, 7-13; extension of Roman
law by, 75, 527; effect of, as
a centripetal force, 256-259.
Consistorium, 725.
Consolidation of law in India,
III; of law in America, 735;
of English law, 738, 883.
Constitutions of, Constantinople, law school of,
Constituta, of Roman emperors,
Climate, effect of, on Roman and Constitutions of Rome and
Indian empires, 53.
Clive, 8, 11, 24, 50.
Codicilli, 704.
Codification, of Roman law, 89;
of French law, 91, 325, 777;
of German law, 92, 778, 864;
England, 124-128; proposed
new classification, 128-136;
origin of flexible, 136-139;
strength and weakness of flexi-
ble, 139-152; aristocracies,
152-157; influence on the
mind of a nation, 158-164; | Declaration of Independence,
capacity for territorial expan-
sion, 164–167; origin of rigid,
167-174; enactment and
amendment of rigid, 174-184;
definiteness of rigid, 184-187;
stability of rigid, 187-193; in-
terpretation of rigid, 193–198;
democracies, 198-204; future
of flexible and rigid, 205–210;
possibility of new types, 210-
213; classes of governments,
214, 215.
Contract code, in India, 110, III.
Contractualists, the, 463-466,
Convention, for amendment of
constitution, 179, 181, 183, 398.
Cousins, intermarriage of, 807.
Criminal law, 78, 741.
Croatia, 227.
Cromwell, Oliver, 7, 170, 512,
Crown colonies, 4.
Custom source of Icelandic
law, 280-283; of law gener-
ally, 640, 672, 673, 687, 741.
Customs duties, in Australian
constitution, 436.
Dante, 317; quoted, 529, 594,
722.
Dartmouth college case, 414.
Darwin, 307, 588.
Deadlocks, provisions against,
in Australian constitution,
431-435.
Deceased wife's sister, marriage
with, under Roman law, 807.
Decemviral legislation, at
Rome, 747.
Deference, as ground of political
obedience, 469, 470, 474.
Delegations, in
Austro-Hun-
gary, 539.
Democracy and rigid constitu-
tions, 198–204.
Democratic character of Austra-
lian constitution, 447-450.
Demosthenes, quoted, 568, 594.
Denmark, acquisition of Iceland
by, 300; constitution of, 513,
515; divorce in, 839.
Dicey, Prof. E., 134, 686, 889.
Dictator, 145, 508.
Diet, of empire, 272, 298, 315.
Diocletian, 729, 748, 756.
Divorce in Ireland, 772, 783,
830; in Scotland, 783, 827-
829; in Roman law, 799–802;
influence of Christianity on
Roman law, 803-805; under
canon law, 825-827; later law
in England and Scotland, 827-
830; laws in United States,
830-833; American statistics,
834-839; in modern Euro-
pean countries, 839-842; con-
nexion with conjugal infidel-
ity, 848-851; does English
law need amendment? 852-
856.
Donatio propter nuptias, 796,
804, 824.
Dos, in Roman law, 795, 803, 824.
Dower, 814, 820, 824.
Drayton, quoted, 588.
Droit Naturel, 604, 608–612.
Duck, Arthur, 596, 862.
Dutch law, in South Africa, 73,
93, 367.
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