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An ‘All Of The Above’ Theory Of Legal Development, Larry A. Dimatteo
An ‘All Of The Above’ Theory Of Legal Development, Larry A. Dimatteo
Larry A DiMatteo
The paper provides a brief background of Nathan Isaacs, his work, and his theory of legal development. Invariably, when analyzing Isaacs’ claim that history proves that law developments in cycles (status to contract to status) the role of Jewish legal history in the development of his thought will play an important role in understanding his theory. Isaacs’ was that rare scholar knowledgeable in the common law, as well as, civil law. A pragmatic realist, as well as a devote Jew. He was a legal historian and very much a man of the present. He possessed a Ph.D. in Economics, and …
An 'All Of The Above' Theory Of Legal Development (Revised), Larry A. Dimatteo
An 'All Of The Above' Theory Of Legal Development (Revised), Larry A. Dimatteo
Larry A DiMatteo
The paper provides a brief background of Nathan Isaacs, his work, and his theory of legal development. Invariably, when analyzing Isaacs’ claim that history proves that law developments in cycles (status to contract to status) the role of Jewish legal history in the development of his thought will play an important role in understanding his theory. Isaacs’ was that rare scholar knowledgeable in the common law, as well as, civil law. A pragmatic realist, as well as a devote Jew. He was a legal historian and very much a man of the present. He possessed a Ph.D. in Economics, and …