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Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin

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Also known as Patrick Arthur Devlin, Baron Devlin, Patrick Devlin

British judge and jurist (1905-1992)

Person · Open Library

Born
1905
Works
21

Top works

  • Report of the Committee of Inquiry under Lord Devlin into the wages structure and level of pay for dock workers
  • The enforcement of morals
  • What's wrong with the law?
  • What's wrong with the law?
  • The Enforcement of Morals

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1989-05-07
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Quotes

  • The judges of England have rarely been original thinkers or great jurists. Many have been craftsmen rather than creators. They have needed the stuff of morals to be supplied to them so that out of it they could fashion the law.
  • Ability isn't the most important thing. In most cases the facts aren't really very difficult to get at: no, the most important thing for a judge is—curiously enough—judgment. It’s not so very different from the qualities of a successful businessman or civil servant. I’m always struck by how alike men in high positions seem to be. It’s rather like seeing a lot of different parts of the stage, and finding that they’re all Gerald du Maurier in the end.

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date of birth
1905-11-25
date of death
1992-08-09
name in native language
Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin
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