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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "e;living"e; Constitution effectively "e;rendered the Constitution useless.

In the myriad choices of interpretation judges face when confronted with rules and cases, legal realists are concerned with how these doctrinal materials carry over into judicial outcomes.

While the right to have one's day in court is a cherished feature of the American democratic system, alarms that the United States is hopelessly litigious and awash in frivolous claims have become so commonplace that they are now a fixture in the popular imagination.

While the right to have one's day in court is a cherished feature of the American democratic system, alarms that the United States is hopelessly litigious and awash in frivolous claims have become so commonplace that they are now a fixture in the popular imagination.

For many years family law was viewed as a study of the regulation of clearly defined relationships of husband and wife and parent and child.

For many years family law was viewed as a study of the regulation of clearly defined relationships of husband and wife and parent and child.

In the myriad choices of interpretation judges face when confronted with rules and cases, legal realists are concerned with how these doctrinal materials carry over into judicial outcomes.

By any measure, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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In this highly original book, Robert Nagel demonstrates how contemporary constitutional politics reflect the moral character of American culture.

Many critics attack federal judges as anti-democratic elitists, activists out of step with the mainstream of American thought.

This title explores the normative foundations of European contract law.

This title explores the normative foundations of European contract law.

This book offers an up-to-date and comprehensive reference to Japanese law with a primary focus on private law, including commercial and business-related laws such as corporate law, contract law, and competition law.

A clear and concise introduction to the land law of England and Wales written in the Clarendon style: as a letter to a friend, with a minimum of footnotes and statutory material.

A clear and concise introduction to the land law of England and Wales written in the Clarendon style: as a letter to a friend, with a minimum of footnotes and statutory material.

This is an open access title.

This collection is in honour of Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Oxford.

This collection is in honour of Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Oxford.

This invaluable introduction to the study of the conflict of laws provides a survey and analysis of the rules of private international law as they apply in England.

This invaluable introduction to the study of the conflict of laws provides a survey and analysis of the rules of private international law as they apply in England.

This monograph is concerned with two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relativity of title and the principle that possession is a source of title.

This monograph is concerned with two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relativity of title and the principle that possession is a source of title.

This fully revised and updated second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law provides a wide-ranging and diverse critical survey of comparative law at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

This fully revised and updated second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law provides a wide-ranging and diverse critical survey of comparative law at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Private International Law is often criticized for failing to curb private power in the transnational realm.

Private International Law is often criticized for failing to curb private power in the transnational realm.

The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals.

The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals.

Despite the centrality of the contributory negligence doctrine in practice, almost nothing is known about how it functions in reality.

Despite the centrality of the contributory negligence doctrine in practice, almost nothing is known about how it functions in reality.

In this follow-up volume to the critically acclaimed The Constitutional State, N.

In this follow-up volume to the critically acclaimed The Constitutional State, N.

A sound understanding of legal professional privilege provides practitioners with a strategic advantage not to be underestimated.

A sound understanding of legal professional privilege provides practitioners with a strategic advantage not to be underestimated.

Pleadings Without Tears has become established as one of the most successful books on practical legal drafting in the context of litigation.

Pleadings Without Tears has become established as one of the most successful books on practical legal drafting in the context of litigation.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work.

Nearly twenty years after its original publication, The Idea of Private Law is widely recognized as a seminal contribution to legal philosophy, and one of the leading attempts to explain and justify the moral foundations of private law.

Nearly twenty years after its original publication, The Idea of Private Law is widely recognized as a seminal contribution to legal philosophy, and one of the leading attempts to explain and justify the moral foundations of private law.

Now in its third edition, this work has established itself as a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world.

Now in its third edition, this work has established itself as a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world.

Keeping up-to-date and informed about the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules is important to practitioners and students alike.

Keeping up-to-date and informed about the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules is important to practitioners and students alike.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

The first practical guide to the procedural reforms due to be implemented in April 2013, this essential text explains the wide-ranging recommendations made by Sir Rupert Jackson in his Review of Civil Litigation Costs (MoJ, 2009) dealing with the costs of civil litigation.

The first practical guide to the procedural reforms due to be implemented in April 2013, this essential text explains the wide-ranging recommendations made by Sir Rupert Jackson in his Review of Civil Litigation Costs (MoJ, 2009) dealing with the costs of civil litigation.