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The common law
Book • 2019
In *The Common Law*, Holmes posits that law is not a science based on abstract principles but a body of practices responding to particular situations.
This work significantly impacted sociological jurisprudence and legal realism, arguing that law is invented rather than discovered.
Holmes' approach emphasizes the law's adaptability to societal needs, making it a foundational text in American legal history.
This work significantly impacted sociological jurisprudence and legal realism, arguing that law is invented rather than discovered.
Holmes' approach emphasizes the law's adaptability to societal needs, making it a foundational text in American legal history.
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Noah Feldman
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Alexander Lian
Alexander Lian, "Stereoscopic Law: Oliver Wendell Holmes and Legal Education" (Cambridge UP, 2020)
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Thomas777
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