Law as engineering : thinking about what lawyers do / David Howarth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howarth, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law.

Law--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Law as Engineering proposes a radically new way of thinking about law, as a profession and discipline concerned with design rather than with litigation, and having much in common with engineering in the way it produces devices useful for its clients. It uses that comparison to propose ways of improving legal design, to advocate a transformation of legal ethics so that the profession learns from its role in the crash of 2008, and to reform legal education and research. Offering a totally new perspective, this book will be a fascinating read for law students and prospective law students, legal a

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. What do lawyers do?; 3. Law as engineering; 4. Implications (1) - Professional ethics; 5. Implications (2) - Legal research and teaching; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-85793-378-7

OCLC:

830460610