Did Sir Edward Coke mean what he said?(17th Century English legal scholar on laws 'impossible to be performed') From: Constitutional Commentary | Date: March 22, 1999| Author: Orth, John V. | COPYRIGHT 1999 Constitutional Commentary, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The author discusses Sir Edward Coke's comment in 1610 that an Act of the English Parliament is void under common law when it is against common right and reason, repugnant, or impossible to be performed. Also discussed is Blackstone's contrary dictum that English courts lack the power to overrule the legislature.

"When it is said in the books, that a statute contrary to natural equity and reason, or repugnant, or impossible to be performed, is void, the cases are understood to mea...

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