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All posts by Dave Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

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If Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »

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The Common Law

by Oliver Wendell, Sr. Holmes

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Publisher Comments:

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) is generally considered one of the greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court. In more than 2,000 opinions, Holmes delineated an impressive legal philosophy that profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, particularly in the area of civil liberties and judicial restraint. In THE COMMON LAW, the ideas and judicial theory of Holmes can be studied and appreciated.

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Only paperback edition of great legal classic by noted Supreme Court Justice. Lucid, accessible coverage, from a historical perspective, of liability, criminal law, torts, bail, possession and ownership, contracts, successions, many other aspects of civil and criminal law. Indispensable reading for lawyers, political scientists, interested general readers.
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ISBN:
9780486267463
Author:
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Author:
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Foreign Legal Systems
Subject:
Common law
Subject:
General History
Subject:
Government - Comparative
Edition Description:
Bibliographical footnotes.
Series Volume:
no. 16]
Publication Date:
July 1991
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
8.50x5.42x.91 in. 1.08 lbs.
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