Louis D. Brandeis's MIT lectures on law (1892-1894) / edited by Robert F. Cochran, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandeis, Louis D., 1856-1941.

Contributor:

Cochran, Robert F., Jr., 1951-

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Series:

Legal history series (Durham, N.C.)

Legal history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--United States.

Law.

United States.

Physical Description:

xlii, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology lectures on law (1892-1894)

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2012]

Summary:

This collection of sixteen lectures by Louis Brandeis, delivered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 1892 and 1894, provides law students and historians of law with a window into the philosophies and opinions of a thinker who would come to shape the course of American judicial policy and practice for decades to come. The lectures covers topics including labor law, the nature and origin of law, privacy, business practice and responsibility, and litigation practice and shed light on the judicial philosophy of this influential Supreme Court Justice. The volume includes several appendices that include notes and course work from the original courses. The volume is edited by Robert F. Cochran, a professor of law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Legal limits of business combinations

Legal limits of labor combinations

Legislative regulation of labor

Legal limits of competition

Legislative regulation of business

Taxation

The nature and origin of law

Modes of trial

The machinery of the law

Judicial evidence

Criminal law (and procedure)

The lawyer

Partnership

Corporations

Contracts (and bankruptcy)

Negotiable paper.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781594608490

1594608490

OCLC:

741751397