Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., legal theory, and judicial restraint /

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, is considered by many to be the most influential American jurist. The voluminous literature devoted to his writings and legal thought, however, is diverse and inconsistent. In this study, Frederic R. Kellogg follows Holmes's intellectual path from his early writings t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kellogg, Frederic Rogers
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, > Jr., > 1841-1935.
United States. > Supreme Court > History.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Histoire.
United States. > Supreme Court.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Law > Political aspects.
Law > Philosophy.
Juges > États-Unis > Biographies.
Droit > Aspect politique.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Reference.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
Judges.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A time for law
  • Playing king
  • Holmes' conception of law
  • Common law theory revisited
  • Holmes and legal classification
  • The general theory of liability
  • Morals and skepticism in law
  • Judges, principles, and policy
  • Common law constitutionalism
  • Holmes' theory in retrospect.

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