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Full-Text Articles in Legal History
"An Unqualified Human Good": E.P. Thompson And The Rule Of Law, Daniel H. Cole
"An Unqualified Human Good": E.P. Thompson And The Rule Of Law, Daniel H. Cole
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The late EP Thompson described himself as "a historian in the Marxist tradition." But when he embraced the Rule of Law (in Whigs and Hunters), many of his colleagues on the left ostracized him as an apostate. This essay argues that Thompson's critics have largely misunderstood what he meant by the Rule of Law. His was a minimal and historical conception, which merely sought to distinguish states whose rulers had unfettered discretion from states whose rulers were constrained by legal rules, whatever their source and contents. Also, in contrast to other radical theorists, Thompson recognized that law would be a …
Pushing Evolutionary Analysis Of Law Or Evolving Law: Design Without A Designer, Jeffrey E. Stake
Pushing Evolutionary Analysis Of Law Or Evolving Law: Design Without A Designer, Jeffrey E. Stake
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How To Tell Law Stories, Michael Grossberg
How To Tell Law Stories, Michael Grossberg
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Book Review. The Growth Of American Law: The Law Makers By James Willard Hurst, Frank Edward Horack Jr.
Book Review. The Growth Of American Law: The Law Makers By James Willard Hurst, Frank Edward Horack Jr.
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Book Review. Timasheff, N. S. An Introduction To The Sociology Of Law, Jerome Hall
Book Review. Timasheff, N. S. An Introduction To The Sociology Of Law, Jerome Hall
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The Essential Nature Of Law, Hugh Evander Willis
The Essential Nature Of Law, Hugh Evander Willis
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