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Theory Wars In The Conflict Of Laws, Louise Weinberg May 2005

Theory Wars In The Conflict Of Laws, Louise Weinberg

Michigan Law Review

Fifty years ago, at the height of modernism in all things, there was a great revolution in American choice-of-law theory. You cannot understand what is going on in the field of conflict of laws today without coming to grips with this central fact. With this revolution, the old formalistic way of choosing law was dethroned, and has occupied a humble position on the sidelines ever since. Yet there has been no lasting peace. The American conflicts revolution is still happening, and poor results are still frustrating good intentions. Now comes Dean Symeon Symeonides, the author of the choice of- law …


The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism In America, Neil A. Riemann May 1991

The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism In America, Neil A. Riemann

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism in America by Peter Charles Hoffer


Legal Realism At Yale, 1927-1960, Karin M. Wentz May 1987

Legal Realism At Yale, 1927-1960, Karin M. Wentz

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Legal Realism at Yale, 1927-1960 by Laura Kalman


Legal Realism And Historical Method: J. Willard Hurst And American Legal History, Stephen Diamond Mar 1979

Legal Realism And Historical Method: J. Willard Hurst And American Legal History, Stephen Diamond

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Law and Social Order in the United States by James Willard Hurst