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Common law theory / edited by Douglas E. Edlin.
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- Book
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in philosophy and law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Common law--Philosophy.
- Common law.
- Constitutional law.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 247 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [UK] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- Experts analyze the common law through three of its classic themes: rules, reasoning, and constitutionalism.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Douglas E. Edlin
- Common law rules
- Judges as rule makers / Larry Alexander and Emily Sherwin
- Some types of law / John Gardner
- Common law reasoning
- The principles of legal reasoning in the common law / Melvin A. Eisenberg
- A similibus ad similia : analogical thinking in law / Gerald J. Postema
- Reasoned decisions and legal theory / David Dyzenhaus and Michael Taggart
- Common law constitutionalism
- Natural law, common law, and the Constitution / James R. Stoner, Jr.
- Text, context, and constitution : the common law as public reason / T.R.S. Allan
- The myth of the common law constitution / Jeffrey Goldsworthy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521846424
- 0521846420
- OCLC:
- 71006700
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- Contributor biographical information
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