1610 CE
Dr Bonham’s Case and common-law language
Law & constitutions · Common law, tribunales y derecho natural
In Dr Bonham’s Case (1610), Edward Coke used language later associated with the idea that common law “controls” certain statutes. Historical research places the decision in debates on natural law and corporations, not as the creation of a modern English judicial power to invalidate Acts of Parliament.
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- 2026-09-23
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