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The Common Law

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston, Holmes systematized his early legal doctrines. The result was an enduring classic of legal philosophy that continues to be read and consulted over a century later. Beginning with historical forms of liability , the book goes on to discuss criminal law, torts, bails, possession and ownership, contracts, successions, and many other aspects of civil and criminal law.
Encompassing Holmes's profound, wide-ranging knowledge of the law in its historical aspects, yet written in a manner easily accessible to the layman,

Language: English

Pages: 337

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Release: January 30, 1964

ISBN: 0316371327

ISBN 13: 9780316371322

The Common Law

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

3.3/5 ( ratings)

In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston, Holmes systematized his early legal doctrines. The result was an enduring classic of legal philosophy that continues to be read and consulted over a century later. Beginning with historical forms of liability , the book goes on to discuss criminal law, torts, bails, possession and ownership, contracts, successions, and many other aspects of civil and criminal law.
Encompassing Holmes's profound, wide-ranging knowledge of the law in its historical aspects, yet written in a manner easily accessible to the layman,

Language: English

Pages: 337

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Release: January 30, 1964

ISBN: 0316371327

ISBN 13: 9780316371322

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