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Henry Cohen (judge)
Henry Emanuel Cohen (1 December 1840 – 5 January 1912) was a judge and politician in New South Wales, Australia. Cohen was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, the second son of Abraham Cohen of Sydney, and entered as a student at the Middle Temple in October 1868. In 1848 he family moved and in 1855 they moved to Goulburn where Cohen attended private school In 1856 at age 16 he stated to work as a clerk at David Cohen and Company, first in Sydney then moved to West Maitland until he resigned in 1864. He went into business with his twin brother George opened a store in Bathurst until it was closed in 1867. In June 1871 he was called to the English bar, and returned to Sydney, where he was admitted to the local bar. On his return to Sydney was boat shipwrecked at Gallen 1 November 1971 and has returned on streamer "Rangoon". On 15th December 1871 he was asmiitted to New South Wales Bar. On 21 December 1874 Cohen was elected for West Maitland in the New South Wales L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice H E Cohen
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspectives, including the concepts of moral correctness based on ethics, rationality, law, religion, equity and fairness. The state will sometimes endeavor to increase justice by operating courts and enforcing their rulings. Early theories of justice were set out by the Ancient Greek philosophers Plato in his work The Republic, and Aristotle in his Nicomachean Ethics. Advocates of divine command theory have said that justice issues from God. In the 1600s, philosophers such as John Locke said that justice derives from natural law. Social contract theory said that justice is derived from the mutual agreement of everyone. In the 1800s, utilitarian philosophers such as John Stuart Mill said that justice is based on the best outcomes for the greatest n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
