The annotated Common Law: with 2010 Foreword and Explanatory Notes

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. [ Foreword and Explanatory Notes by Steven Alan Childress ]

ISBN 10: 1610270142 / ISBN 13: 9781610270144

Published by Quid Pro, LLC, New Orleans, 2010

About this Item

A fine copy of the softcover edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no creasing to the spine. A brilliant copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The annotated Common Law: with 2010 Foreword and Explanatory Notes
• Publisher: Quid Pro, LLC, New Orleans
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610270142
• ISBN 13: 9781610270144
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

A new take on Holmes' classic study of law and judicial development of rules. "The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience." Annotated throughout with simple clarifications—decoding and demystifying it for the first time—to make it accessible to a new generation of readers. Features new Foreword and extensive notes by Steven Alan Childress, J.D., Ph.D., law professor at Tulane. Includes correct footnote numbers and original page numbers for citing. Contains rare photographs and insightful biographical section as well. As lamented by Holmes' premier biographer in 2006, The Common Law "is very likely the best-known book ever written about American law. But it is a difficult, sometimes obscure book, which today's lawyers and law students find largely inaccessible." No longer. With insertions and simple definitions of the original's language and concepts, this version makes it live for college students (able to "get it," at last, with legal terms explained), plus law students, lawyers, and anyone wanting to understand his great book. No previous edition has offered annotations. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. compiled his master work in 1881 from lectures on the origins, reasoning, and import of the common law. It jump-started Legal Realism and established law as a pragmatic way to solve problems and make policy, not just a bucket of rules. It has stood the test of time as one of the most important and influential studies of law. This book is interesting for a vast audience—including historians, students, and political scientists. It is also an often-recommended read before law school or in the 1L year. High quality edition from Quid Pro's Legal Legends Series. Paperback edition now in its second printing. Also available in hardcover and ebook formats.

About the Author

Holmes (1841-1935) was a legendary Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Before that, he was an influential legal scholar who brought pragmatism to a new age of legal thought.