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Practice Extended helps general readers navigate the intricacies of legal language and thought, strengthening their grasp on law's relationship to society and culture. The book details how judicial opinions are written, how legal thought and philosophy inform ideas, and how best to appreciate a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferguson, Robert A., 1942-2017 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Law and literature.
Law in literature.
Judicial opinions.
Lawyers as authors.
Culture and law.
Law and ethics.
Legal stories > History and criticism.
Judgments.
Droit et littérature.
Droit dans la littérature.
Jugements.
Avocats écrivains.
Droit et morale.
decisions (judicial records)
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Judgments
Culture and law
Judicial opinions
Law and ethics
Law and literature
Law in literature
Lawyers as authors
Legal stories
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Letters in Law
  • Part One. Literary Components in the Legal Imagination
  • 1. The U.S. Constitution as Literature
  • 2. The Place of Mercy in Legal Discourse
  • 3. Immigration Law: An Answer to Intractability
  • Part Two. The Nature of Judgment
  • 4. Holmes and the Judicial Figure
  • 5. The Opinion as Literary Genre
  • 6. Ulysses in Government Hands
  • Part Three. The Public Uses of Eloquence
  • 7. Lawyer Lincoln: The Making of Eloquence
  • 8. Memorialization and the Spirit of Law
  • 9. Precision in Persuasion
  • Part Four. When Law Fails
  • 10. The Somers Mutiny and the American Ship of State
  • 11. Invading Panama: Circumstance and the Rule of Law
  • Coda: How to Read a Courtroom Novel
  • Notes
  • Cases Cited
  • Index.

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