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The Canon Has A History, Richard A. Primus
The Canon Has A History, Richard A. Primus
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Legal Canons, edited by J. M. Balkin and Sanford Levinson, is a collection of fourteen essays on subjects related to canonicity in law and legal education. Balkin and Levinson have two principal aims. One is to expand the category of things that can be canonical: not just texts, they say, but also arguments, problems, narrative frameworks, and examples invoked in conversation or teaching. In their view, what makes something canonical is its ability to reproduce itself in the minds of successive generations.' If generation after generation of legal academics argues about the countermajoritarian difficulty, then the countermajoritarian difficulty is a …
Review Of Cases And Materials On Taxation, 2nd Ed., By P. W. Bruton, John W. Reed
Review Of Cases And Materials On Taxation, 2nd Ed., By P. W. Bruton, John W. Reed
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This is a better book than Professor Bruton's first edition. It is a different book, too; substantial and useful revision is apparent, not only in the selection of recent materials but also in the arrangement of those materials. As taxation casebooks go, one must agree that this is a well executed opus.
Review Of Cases On Contracts, By G. P. Costigan, Ralph W. Aigler
Review Of Cases On Contracts, By G. P. Costigan, Ralph W. Aigler
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Professor Aigler notes that other works on the subject have appeared in the past year, such as a collection of cases on contracts in the American Casebook Series by Professor Corbin and the new edition of Williston's Cases on Contracts. He feels that law teachers may be particularly interested in the notes, which "... are copious, are very interesting, and valuable." His verdict: "How well Professor Costigan's book will work out as the basis of instruction only actual use can tell. A careful examination of the book, however, has satisfied the reviewer that it would be interesting to try it."