Law and legal theory in England and America /

This work consists of a revised version of the first "Clarendon Law Lectures" delivered in October 1995. The book presents a comparative analysis of the English and American legal systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Posner, Richard A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1996.
Series:	Clarendon law series.
Subjects:	Law > United States > Philosophy. Practice of law > United States. Law > Great Britain > Philosophy. Practice of law > Great Britain. Sociological jurisprudence. Law and economics. Wales. Law > England. Jurisprudence Wales Law > Philosophy. Jurisprudence > England. Droit > États-Unis > Philosophie. Droit > Pratique > États-Unis. Droit > Grande-Bretagne > Philosophie. Droit > Pratique > Grande-Bretagne. Sociologie juridique. Droit et économie politique. Pays de Galles. Théorie juridique. Droit. Analyse comparative. Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Royaume-Uni. Law and economics Law > Philosophy Practice of law Sociological jurisprudence Great Britain United States Rechtstheorie. Common law. Rechtsstelsels. Droit > Etats-Unis > Philosophie. Droit > Pratique > Etats-Unis.

Table of Contents:

Lecture One: Hart versus Dworkin, Europe versus America. I. On Not Asking 'What Is Law?'. II. The Continental Character of the English Legal System
Lecture Two: The Common Law. I. Torts. II. Contracts. III. A Note on Remedies
Lecture Three: Functional, Systemic Comparisons of Legal Systems. I. Comparing Systems. II. The Dangers of Piecemeal Reform. III. Which System is Better? IV. Notes Toward a Theory of Legal Culture. V. Lessons for the United States
App. A. The English Judiciary. I. An Outline of the Court Structure in England and Wales. II. Note on the Jurisdiction of the Circuit Judge. III. Note on the Jurisdiction of a District Judge
App. B. The Udu Case.