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Common Law Theory

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ISBN-10: 0521176158

ISBN-13: 9780521176156

Edition: 2010

Authors: Douglas E. Edlin

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Experts analyse the common law through three of its classic themes: rules, reasoning, and constitutionalism. Their essays provide an opportunity for thinkers from different jurisdictions and disciplines to communicate beyond the common law world.
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Book details

List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/18/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 262
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Douglas E. Edlin is Associate Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College.

Introduction
Common Law Rules:
Judges as rulemakers
Some types of law
Common Law Reasoning:
The principles of legal reasoning in the common law
A similibus ad similia: analogical thinking in law
Reasoned decisions and legal theory
Common Law Constitutionalism:
Common law, natural law, and the constitution
Text, context, and constitution: the common law as public reason
The myth of the common law constitution