March 1808

These Judicial Divides as per other instances, see complexness.

Causes of Uncertainty on the part of the rule of action: such uncertainty being considered as among the causes of misdecision, viz. as well when productive of failure of justice, as when productive of injustice to the prejudice of the Defendant's side, and of this demand, in the case where Non-demand is productive of Failure of Justice.

1. Continuance of this rule of action in the what[?] form of jurisprudential law: that spurious kind of law, in the essence of which, amongst so many other vices (see above Causes of Misdecision) that of uncertainty is bound up.

Nullis lex verbis, a nullo, nullibi, nunquam Law, in no words, by no man, never, made.

2. Unrepressed disobedience on the part of the Judge, as towards the ordinances of the Legislator.

3. Usurpation of Jurisdiction or judicial power: viz. on the part of one judicatory, as against and to the prejudice of another judicatory, whether co-ordinate, superordinate, or subordinate.