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Legal Philosophy - Recent Contributions, Neil W. Schilke Oct 1961

Legal Philosophy - Recent Contributions, Neil W. Schilke

William & Mary Law Review

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Law And History, C. J. Friedrich Oct 1961

Law And History, C. J. Friedrich

Vanderbilt Law Review

Law is frozen history. In an elementary sense, everything we study when we study law is the report of an event in history, and all history consists of such records or reports. It therefore cannot be my task to develop a sermon on the importance of historical records for the understanding of the law; the tie is too intimate and too obvious to need laboring." The work of Professor Maine on 'Ancient Law,'" wrote Professor T. W. Dwight in his Introduction to that book in the sixties of the last century, "is almost the only one in the English language …

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Introduction (Judicial Law Making In Relation To Statutes Symposium), Reed Dickerson Jul 1961

Introduction (Judicial Law Making In Relation To Statutes Symposium), Reed Dickerson

Indiana Law Journal

The following articles are based upon papers presented at the Association of American Law Schools' Round Table on Legislation, Philadelphia, December, 1960.

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Judicial "Legisputation" And The Dimensions Of Legislative Meaning, Julius Cohen Jul 1961

Judicial "Legisputation" And The Dimensions Of Legislative Meaning, Julius Cohen

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium on Judicial Lawmaking in Relation to Statutes, presented at the Association of American Law Schools' Round Table on Legislation, Philadelphia, December, 1960.

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The Essential Focus Of Statutory Interpretation, Joseph P. Witherspoon Jul 1961

The Essential Focus Of Statutory Interpretation, Joseph P. Witherspoon

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium on Judicial Lawmaking in Relation to Statutes, presented at the Association of American Law Schools' Round Table on Legislation, Philadelphia, December, 1960.

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Hickman V. Jencks, Edward W. Cleary Jun 1961

Hickman V. Jencks, Edward W. Cleary

Vanderbilt Law Review

In recent years the Supreme Court of the United States has decided two cases with fundamental impact upon the status of the legal profession in the litigatory process. Although the two cases are intimately related, the opinion in the second did not mention the first, and the two decisions have never really been laid side by side.' It is proposed here to explore their mutual implications.

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The Next Step: Uniform Rules For The Courts Of Appeals, Milton D. Green Jun 1961

The Next Step: Uniform Rules For The Courts Of Appeals, Milton D. Green

Vanderbilt Law Review

The adoption of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 1938 maybe regarded as one of the great landmarks of procedural reform in the United States. The many innovations and improvements over prior practice which were effected are well known. Not the least of these was the achievement of uniformity of procedure in all of the federal district courts of the United States, replacing the chaotic confusion which had existed under the Conformity Act.' Although the Federal Rules were addressed primarily to practice and procedure in the district courts, they also dealt with certain aspects of appellate practice. This was …

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Legal Sanctions;Note, Jerome Hall Jan 1961