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Rethinking The Boundaries Between Public Law And Private Law For The Twenty First Century: An Introduction, Michel Rosenfeld
Rethinking The Boundaries Between Public Law And Private Law For The Twenty First Century: An Introduction, Michel Rosenfeld
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The distinction between public law and private law has been both ever present and unwieldy in civil law as well as in common law jurisdictions. Kelsen found the distinction “useless” for “a general systematization of law,” and Paul Verkuil has remarked that “[i]f the law is a jealous mistress, the public-private distinction is like a dysfunctional spouse. . . . It has been around forever, but it continues to fail as an organizing principle.”