Jurists and Judges
Subtitle: An Essay on Influence
Publisher: Hart Pub
Published: August 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9781841132044
Subjects: General; Judicial process; Law; Decision making
Description: Jurists and Judges examines the nature of academic influence,and particularly the influence of juristic commentary on judicial decision-making. Focusing on three legal systems, its author argues that inter-jurisdictional comparisons of juristic influence are often simplistic and inattentive to problems of incommensurability. The centrepiece of the study is a detailed chapter offering a nuanced history of juristic influence in England. All academic lawyers who reflect upon the history and objectives of their profession - who, in other words, wonder what it is that they are about - will profit from reading this most informative and engaging book