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The Emergence Of Critical Social Theory In American Jurisprudence: An Introduction To Professor Rosenberg's Perspective, Harlan S. Abrahams Jan 1980

The Emergence Of Critical Social Theory In American Jurisprudence: An Introduction To Professor Rosenberg's Perspective, Harlan S. Abrahams

Seattle University Law Review

Norman Rosenberg's treatment of Thomas Cooley, liberal jurisprudence, and the law of libel exemplifies both a difficulty with and an opportunity for traditional law review scholarship. The difficulty arises from the failure of many legal writers to identify and explain the jurisprudential perspectives that define their substantive approach. This problem is particularly acute when, as in Professor Rosenberg's article, the jurisprudential perspective deviates from the mainstream. The opportunity lies in bringing the problem of perspective out of the closet and legitimating its critical treatment as an integral element of all legal scholarship.


Thomas M. Cooley, Liberal Jurisprudence, And The Law Of Libel, 1868-1884, Norman L. Rosenberg Jan 1980

Thomas M. Cooley, Liberal Jurisprudence, And The Law Of Libel, 1868-1884, Norman L. Rosenberg

Seattle University Law Review

During the past two decades, and especially since 1970, there has been a steadily growing interest in American legal history, including the work of nineteenth-century legal figures, including Thomas M.Cooley. Most scholars once dismissed Cooley as a simplistic apologist for laissez faire economics and late nineteenth-century capitalism. Recently, however, legal and constitutional historians have realized that his legal thought was much more complex. In part, this article seeks to extend recent work on Cooley and to examine his ideas and judicial opinions on freedom of expression and the law of libel. Cooley's views about free expression, defamation law, and American …


The Structure Of Blackstone's Commentaries, Duncan Kennedy Apr 1979

The Structure Of Blackstone's Commentaries, Duncan Kennedy

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Disqualification Of Counsel: The Westinghouse Litigation, Anthony D'Amato Jan 1979

Disqualification Of Counsel: The Westinghouse Litigation, Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

The motion to disqualify counsel is becoming increasingly important in pre-trial strategy. Discusses one case arising out of Westinghouse Electric Corporation's alleged breach of long­term uranium supply contracts, in which a disqualification motion was sustained against Westinghouse's counsel, Kirkland & Ellis.


Ideology And History, David F. Forte Jan 1979

Ideology And History, David F. Forte

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

I do not dispute the philosophical validity of the theory of natural rights. Indeed, I support much, if not most, of the principles embodied in that theory. What I wish to discuss is that to which Dr. Vieira claims to have limited his discussion, viz., the belief that history, specifically American constitutional history, provides a sufficient base to support a natural rights theory. His attempt to find historical support is an instructive example of how ideology can distort the data of history and cause it to be portrayed in a strange and unreal light. Beyond that, Vieira's historical method also …


Professor Dworkin's Views On Legal Positivism, Genaro R. Carrio Jan 1979

Professor Dworkin's Views On Legal Positivism, Genaro R. Carrio

Indiana Law Journal

This article was delivered on March 15 & 16, 1979, at the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, as a part of the Addison C. Harris lecture series.


Professor Fuller's Jurisprudence And America's Dominant Philosophy Of Law, Robert S. Summers Dec 1978

Professor Fuller's Jurisprudence And America's Dominant Philosophy Of Law, Robert S. Summers

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The late Lon L. Fuller played an influential role in the development of American jurisprudence, but his views have not always prevailed. In this tribute to the memory of Professor Fuller, Professor Summers outlines the major tenets of what he perceives to be our dominant philosophy of law – “pragmatic instrumentalism” – by way of contrasting that philosophy with the views of Professor Fuller. Professor Summers concludes that these two philosophies differ in many important respects and that our dominant philosophy of law should accommodate, and may indeed already be in the process of accommodating, the thought of Professor Fuller.


Reflections On A Unified Theory Of Motive, Theodore Eisenberg Aug 1978

Reflections On A Unified Theory Of Motive, Theodore Eisenberg

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Judicial Controls And The Civil Litigative Process: Discovery, Paul R. Connolly, Edith A. Holleman, Michael J. Kuhlman Jun 1978

Judicial Controls And The Civil Litigative Process: Discovery, Paul R. Connolly, Edith A. Holleman, Michael J. Kuhlman

Federal Judicial Center Reports

This report should be viewed as a beginning. It explores from one perspective the operation of the federal rules governing discovery as revealed in more than 7,000 docketed requests appearing in more than 3,000 terminated cases in six United States district courts, (A survey of practitioners in the six districts suggests that the docketed requests cover the great bulk of discovery activity.) The report is a continuation of the Center's District court studies Project, the first report of which (Case Management and Court Management in United States District Court) appeared several months ago.


Can/Should Computers Replace Judges?, Anthony D'Amato Jan 1977

Can/Should Computers Replace Judges?, Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

Speculates concerning judicial decision-making to test, at least theoretically, what some of the implications of jurisprudential advances might be. Proposes as the means of making this test a consideration of whether a computer may be so programmed as to replace the judicial function of judges.


An Essay On The Determination Of Relevancy Under The Federal Rules Of Evidence, Arthur H. Travers Jr. Jan 1977

An Essay On The Determination Of Relevancy Under The Federal Rules Of Evidence, Arthur H. Travers Jr.

Publications

The scope of the general definition of "relevant evidence" in the Federal Rules of Evidence is ambiguous. It is unclear whether Congress, for instance, intended that certain issues be considered legislatively determined or that those issues rest within the discretion of the courts. There is also some uncertainty over the definition's applicability to several types of evidence--particularly undisputed facts such as those that provide background information or are judicially admitted.


Integrative Jurisprudence, Jerome Hall Jan 1976

Integrative Jurisprudence, Jerome Hall

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Editorial Note: The following paper was originally presented in Mexico City on December 10, 1975, in a symposium honoring Professor Emeritus Luis Recasens Siches of the National University of Mexico.


Book Review Of Karl Llewellyn And The Realist Movement, By William Twining, Edward A. Purcell Jr. Jan 1975

Book Review Of Karl Llewellyn And The Realist Movement, By William Twining, Edward A. Purcell Jr.

Other Publications

No abstract provided.


The Uniqueness Of The Warren And Burger Courts In American Constitutional History, P. Allan Dionisopoulos Apr 1973

The Uniqueness Of The Warren And Burger Courts In American Constitutional History, P. Allan Dionisopoulos

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Studying Law As The Possibility Of Principled Action, Gordon A. Christenson Jan 1973

Studying Law As The Possibility Of Principled Action, Gordon A. Christenson

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

The study of law may be viewed as the critical analysis of a system of logically coherent rules governing action. In the United States, the responsibility for legal education has traditionally fallen upon the law schools. Within the legal profession and law schools a restive spirit now prevails, seeking to further clarify the meaning of that responsibility.' Two responses appear in the law schools, for good or ill.


Some Considerations On The Existential Force Of Roman Law In The Early History Of The United States, Mitchell Franklin Oct 1972

Some Considerations On The Existential Force Of Roman Law In The Early History Of The United States, Mitchell Franklin

Buffalo Law Review

Paper prepared for the II Congreso interamericano de derecho romano of the Seminario de derecho romano de la facultad de derecho de la Universitad nacional autónoma de México, July 17-21, 1972, in coordination with, the Associación interamericana de derecho romano, with seat at the Universidad de Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brasil.


Jeremy Bentham's Codification Proposals And Some Remarks On Their Place In History, Terry Difilippo Oct 1972

Jeremy Bentham's Codification Proposals And Some Remarks On Their Place In History, Terry Difilippo

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Bentham's Philosophy Of Law On The Early Nineteenth Century Codification Movement In The United States, George M. Hezel Oct 1972

The Influence Of Bentham's Philosophy Of Law On The Early Nineteenth Century Codification Movement In The United States, George M. Hezel

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Towards A Subjective Theory Of Law: Some Legal Implications Of Existentialism, Barry Bassis Oct 1972

Towards A Subjective Theory Of Law: Some Legal Implications Of Existentialism, Barry Bassis

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Antilaw Sentiments And Their Philosophical Foundations, Edgar Bodenheimer Jan 1971

Antilaw Sentiments And Their Philosophical Foundations, Edgar Bodenheimer

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Law And Today's Crisis-Situations, Thomas E. Davitt Jan 1971

Law And Today's Crisis-Situations, Thomas E. Davitt

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Critique Of Professor Fried’S Anatomy Of Values, Robert S. Summers Jan 1971

A Critique Of Professor Fried’S Anatomy Of Values, Robert S. Summers

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of The Roles Of American And Civil Law Judges In The Development Of The Law, James C. Hair Jan 1969

A Comparison Of The Roles Of American And Civil Law Judges In The Development Of The Law, James C. Hair

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The traditional distinction between a judge in the Civil Law System and his counterpart in the United States is that the former only applies codified law, while the latter not only applies but also "makes" law through judicial decision. The theory underlying the Civil Law System holds that development of the law is the exclusive province of the legislature and that judges are not to engage in such activity unless the legislature permits it. In France, for example, to ensure that judges do not exceed their authority, the Civil Code prohibits a judge, under threat of criminal sanction, from basing …


Edmond Cahn And The Search For Empirical Justice, Jay A. Sigler Jan 1967

Edmond Cahn And The Search For Empirical Justice, Jay A. Sigler

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


A Review Of Hohfeld's Fundamental Legal Concepts, Alan D. Cullison Jan 1967

A Review Of Hohfeld's Fundamental Legal Concepts, Alan D. Cullison

Cleveland State Law Review

Wesley N. Hohfeld tried to split the atom of legal discourse and to identify its elementary particles. He identified eight atomic particles which he called "the lowest common denominators of the law." All legal concepts, he thought, can be completely analyzed, even defined, in terms of these eight fundamental legal conceptions: Right, No-Right, Power, Disability, Duty, Privilege, Liability, Immunity. Of course, Hohfeld had in mind very specific meanings for these eight terms; so it is not the words themselves, but rather the meanings he had in mind, that tell Hohfeld's story. The first thing that needs clarifying is what kind …


Removal Of The Corporate Director During His Term Of Office, Arthur H. Travers Jr. Jan 1967

Removal Of The Corporate Director During His Term Of Office, Arthur H. Travers Jr.

Publications

The traditional rules governing the removal of corporate directors have evolved so as to insulate the board of directors from the shareholders who elect them. Professor Travers in his article examines initially the interests being advanced by protecting the board members from removal by their electorate. He then critically analyzes the law as it relates to these interests in order to suggest a more rational approach.


The New Analytical Jurists, Robert S. Summers Nov 1966

The New Analytical Jurists, Robert S. Summers

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Old Kontract Principles And Karl's New Kode: An Essay On The Jurisprudence Of Our New Commercial Law, Eugene F. Mooney Jan 1966

Old Kontract Principles And Karl's New Kode: An Essay On The Jurisprudence Of Our New Commercial Law, Eugene F. Mooney

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


The American Legal Realists And An Empirical Science Of Law, David H. Moskowitz Jan 1966

The American Legal Realists And An Empirical Science Of Law, David H. Moskowitz

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


Natural Law Demythologized: A Functional Theory Of Norms For A Revolutionary Epoch, E. F. Roberts Jan 1966

Natural Law Demythologized: A Functional Theory Of Norms For A Revolutionary Epoch, E. F. Roberts

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Jurisprudence can afford us some insight into whether a particular system is functioning effectively. To do this jurisprudes must extrapolate the aims of the society and then evaluate how effectively its legal system functions to structure social activity so that those aims are realized in an orderly fashion. Jurisprudence is seen, therefore, to be a form of time and motion study on a grand scale. Judgments about the ultimate worth of a given society’s aims are excluded from jurisprudence, however, on the ground that such emotionally charged and ethically relative conclusions cannot be proved by any empirically verifiable scale of …