The Legal 100: A Ranking of the Individuals Who Have Most Influenced the Law

Darien A. McWhirter

ISBN 10: 080651860X / ISBN 13: 9780806518602

Published by Citadel Pr (edition First Edition), 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Legal 100: A Ranking of the Individuals Who Have Most Influenced the Law
• Publisher: Citadel Pr (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080651860X
• ISBN 13: 9780806518602
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of the most influential lawyers, judges, philosophers, and statemen over the past four thousand years

Reviews

A Book of Legal Lists makes no pretense of being "the" book on the subject. It is not the work of a committee but the personal selections of University of Tulsa law professor and constitutional law scholar Schwartz. Schwartz presents a point/counterpoint of the ten best and ten worst?the best and worst Supreme Court justices, non-Supreme Court judges, opinions, dissents, opinions, etc.?in all categories but lawyers, legal movies, and trials, where only the best are cited. The lists themselves are interesting and thought-provoking, but the real strength of the book lies in short annotations that present readable, concise, and authoritative background for each item. The book is capped off with a challenging list of 150 legal trivia questions. McWhirter's The Legal 100 is at once more limited and broader in scope. It focuses exclusively on people, listing "individuals who have most influenced the law" whom the author has chosen on the basis of questionnaires submitted by law professors. As one would expect, many of the same names appear in both compilations. The Legal 100 gives itself the latitude to include more people, and the reader will find more extensive listings of lawyers, law teachers, and legal philosophers. Each entry comes with a short biography and an assessment of the listee's contribution to the law. Both books are highly recommended as ready reference for all libraries.?Patrick Petit, Catholic Univ. Law Lib., Washington, D.C.
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