Law and legal theory in England and America / Ricahrd A. Posner.
1996
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Title
Law and legal theory in England and America / Ricahrd A. Posner.
Published
Oxford : Clarendon Press; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Call Number
KF379 .P67 1996
ISBN
0198264712
Description
xii, 134 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)36746505
Note
"Clarendon law lectures"--jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Lecture One: Hart versus Dworkin, Europe versus America
1
IOn Not Asking 'What Is Law?'
1
IIThe Continental Character of the English Legal System
20
Lecture Two: The Common Law
39
ITorts
39
IIContracts
54
IIIA Note on Remedies
66
Lecture Three: Functional, Systemic Comparisons of Legal Systems
69
IComparing Systems
69
IIThe Dangers of Piecemeal Reform
70
IIIWhich System is Better?
76
IVNotes Toward a Theory of Legal Culture
106
VLessons for the United States
112
App. A
The English Judiciary
113
IAn Outline of the Court Structure in England and Wales
115
IINote on the Jurisdiction of the Circuit Judge
116
IIINote on the Jurisdiction of a District Judge
118
App. B
The Udu Case
125
Index
131