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Suggests that, due to the large number of laws passed by the legislatures, the judges are no longer able to keep up with the laws

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9781584770404 | Reprint edition (Lawbook Exchange Ltd, September 1, 2000), cover price $35.00
9780674146044 | Harvard Univ Pr, January 1, 1982, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Suggests that, due to the large number of laws passed by the legislatures, the judges are no longer able to keep up with the laws

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9780674146051 | Reprint edition (Harvard Univ Pr, September 1, 1985), cover price $44.50 | About this edition: The dominance of legislatures and statutory law has put an impossible burden on the courts.

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Product Description: "when parties bargained at a distance"

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9780887121661 | Warren Gorham & Lamont, June 1, 1985, cover price $165.00 | About this edition: "when parties bargained at a distance"

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Product Description: During the second half of the 19th century a mood of friendship and rapprochement arose between England and the United States, fostered in no small part by the "cult of the common law" - a spirit of pride and admiration for the two nations' mutual legal institutions...read more

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9780814714034 | New York Univ Pr, December 1, 1986, cover price $45.00

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9780814714515, titled "Our Lady the Common Law: An Anglo-American Legal Community, 1870-1930" | New York Univ Pr, March 1, 1991, cover price $16.50 | About this edition: During the second half of the 19th century a mood of friendship and rapprochement arose between England and the United States, fostered in no small part by the "cult of the common law" - a spirit of pride and admiration for the two nations' mutual legal institutions.

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9780674604803 | Harvard Univ Pr, August 1, 1988, cover price $61.00

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9780674604810 | Reprint edition (Harvard Univ Pr, October 1, 1991), cover price $35.00

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Product Description: Karl Llewellyn, a legal realist whose views on jurisprudence were influential and sometimes controversial, was also one of the leading teachers of fundamental legal thought. He took seriously the functions of courts, the use of precedent, and the power of rules...read more

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9781575880761 | Reprint edition (William s Hein & Co, July 1, 1996), cover price $85.00 | About this edition: Karl Llewellyn, a legal realist whose views on jurisprudence were influential and sometimes controversial, was also one of the leading teachers of fundamental legal thought.

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Product Description: A critique of the U.S. common law system, which has deviated from its historical roots. Before modern times, cases were decided by examining previous decisions on a similar topic. Nowadays, judges make policy decisions without regard to precedent...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780890899588 | Carolina Academic Pr, January 1, 1997, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: A critique of the U.

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9780847686728 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, September 1, 1997, cover price $98.00

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9780847686735 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, September 1, 1997, cover price $42.00

Explains the historical background of American law, discussing how English common law developed out of Roman law and demonstrating how it became the basis for the American legal system

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9780060171940 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1997, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Explains the historical background of American law, discussing how English common law developed out of Roman law and demonstrating how it became the basis for the American legal system

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9780060929534 | Harpercollins, March 1, 1999, cover price $16.00

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American Founding and Constitution

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9780865972001 | Liberty Fund, February 1, 1999, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: American Founding and Constitution

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9780865972018 | Liberty Fund, February 1, 1999, cover price $14.50

By Roger E. Meiners (editor) and Andrew P. Morriss (editor)

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9780847697083 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, January 1, 2000, cover price $124.00

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9780847697090 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, January 1, 2000, cover price $49.00

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Product Description: James Stoner's first book, Common Law and Liberal Theory: Coke, Hobbes, and the Origins of American Constitutionalism, was hailed as "forceful and wise . . . powerful and convincing" by the American Historical Review and "a stunning achievement" by the Journal of Politics...read more

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9780700612482 | Univ Pr of Kansas, July 1, 2003, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: James Stoner's first book, Common Law and Liberal Theory: Coke, Hobbes, and the Origins of American Constitutionalism, was hailed as "forceful and wise .

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Product Description: LAW / PHILIPPINES / UNITED STATES. A practical resource guide for those interested in learning and understanding how the law works in the United States and the Philippines. Students and practitioners, judges and policy makers, critics and opinion makers, even the general reading public, will find this book handy and unpretentious...read more

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9781930580541 | Pine Orchard Pr, July 30, 2004, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: LAW / PHILIPPINES / UNITED STATES.

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The author exposes the attempt by conservatives to enact tort reform that would protect the wealthy and powerful in America, arguing that the ultimate agenda of conservatives is to expand the sphere of influence and legal protections of big business. Reprint.

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9780807044261 | Beacon Pr, September 30, 2004, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: An expert on contract law shows how conservatives in America are successfully rolling back a century of progress in common law by diminishing the protections afforded to consumers by contract law, property law, and personal injury law.

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9780807044278 | Reprint edition (Beacon Pr, October 12, 2005), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: The author exposes the attempt by conservatives to enact tort reform that would protect the wealthy and powerful in America, arguing that the ultimate agenda of conservatives is to expand the sphere of influence and legal protections of big business.

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Product Description: Why do appellate courts always have an odd number of judges? And what does the answer tell us about changing concepts of law? How can common law be unconstitutional? Why does the power of judges depend on accurate court reporting?Because legal education today has come to focus so much on teaching students "how to think like lawyers," some subjects do not fit comfortably in law school curricula...read more

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9780700614783 | Univ Pr of Kansas, September 14, 2006, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Why do appellate courts always have an odd number of judges?

Paperback:

9780700614790 | Univ Pr of Kansas, September 14, 2006, cover price $14.95

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9780739123768 | Lexington Books, January 15, 2008, cover price $80.00

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9780739123775 | Lexington Books, July 30, 2008, cover price $32.99

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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9781584774877 | Reprint edition (Lawbook Exchange Ltd, January 30, 2005), cover price $65.00
9780306719103 | Da Capo Pr, November 1, 1911, cover price $28.00

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9781154500165 | General Books, May 5, 2010, cover price $14.08
9781103911295 | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

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Product Description: K: A Common Law Approach to Contracts is a highly focused, case-based contract law text from the distinguished writing team of George and Korobkin. In addition to offering a comprehensive treatment of the basic issues of contract law, this stimulating casebook emphasizes development of analogical reasoning skills throughout...read more

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9781454802853 | Aspen Pub, May 1, 2012, cover price $224.00 | About this edition: K: A Common Law Approach to Contracts is a highly focused, case-based contract law text from the distinguished writing team of George and Korobkin.

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Product Description: The tenacity of the common law is first noted. After celebrating its triumphs and its ascendency over all forms of law with which it has come into contact, Mr. Pound says, “Superficially, then, the triumph of the common law seems assured...read more

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9780833802279, titled "The Spirit of the Common Law" | Marshall Jones Co, February 1, 1996, cover price $20.00
9780899419329 | Reprint edition (William s Hein & Co, June 1, 1995), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
9780833800565 | Marshall Jones Co, June 1, 1986, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

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9781518846267, titled "The Spirit of the Common Law" | Createspace Independent Pub, October 29, 2015, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: The tenacity of the common law is first noted.
9781560009429, titled "The Spirit of the Common Law" | Transaction Pub, March 1, 1999, cover price $30.95

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