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“paul g haskell”

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  • Why Lawyers Behave As They Do

    by Paul G. Haskell ...
    In Why Lawyers Behave as They Do, Paul Haskell explains the professional rules that govern how lawyers behave and which permitor requireconduct that laypersons may find unethical. In his criticism of the traditional role of lawyers, Haskell proposes an alternativeand controversialmodel of behavior. Over the past five years, the American Bar Association and legal educators themselves have been ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • How Judges Think

    by Richard A. Posner ...
    A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Cost of Rights

    Why Liberty Depends on Taxes

    by Stephen Holmes, Cass R. Sunstein ...
    To "fight for your rights," or anyone else's, is not just to debate principles but to haggle over budgets.The simple insight that all legally enforceable rights cost money reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it—and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Drawing from these practical, commonsense notions, The Cost of Rights ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

  • Surviving Your Divorce

    6th Edition - Expanded and Updated: A Guide to Canadian Family Law

    by Michael G. Cochrane ...
    Divorce doesn't have to be messy and bitter to be difficult. Even the most amicable break-ups are tough for everyone concerned. It's hard to understand and deal with the legal and financial consequences of a marriage breakdown during such an emotionally charged time. For more than a decade, Surviving Your Divorce has guided thousands of readers past the legal jargon of divorce to offer clear and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech

    by Cass R. Sunstein ...
    Freedom of speech is one of our greatest legal rights and Cass Sunstein is one of our greatest legal theorists. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to think seriously about the free speech issues facing this generation.--Akhil Amar, Southmayd Professor, Yale Law SchoolThis is an important book. Beautifully clear and carefully argued, Sunstein's contribution reaches well beyond the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Reflections on Judging

    by Richard A. Posner ...
    For Richard Posner, legal formalism and formalist judges--notably Antonin Scalia--present the main obstacles to coping with the dizzying pace of technological advance. Posner calls for legal realism--gathering facts, considering context, and reaching a sensible conclusion that inflicts little collateral damage on other areas of the law. ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • The Consciousness of the Litigator

    by Duffy Graham ...
    "An important and thought-provoking addition to the literature on the ethics of lawyers."---Kimberly Kirkland, Franklin Pierce Law CenterThe Consciousness of the Litigator investigates the role of the lawyer in modern American political and social life and in the judicial process, and plumbs lawyers' perceptions of themselves, their work, and, especially, their sense of right and wrong.In so doing ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Boilerplate

    The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights, and the Rule of Law

    by Margaret Jane Radin ...
    Why the increasing use of boilerplate is eroding our rightsBoilerplate—the fine-print terms and conditions that we become subject to when we click "I agree" online, rent an apartment, enter an employment contract, sign up for a cellphone carrier, or buy travel tickets—pervades all aspects of our modern lives. On a daily basis, most of us accept boilerplate provisions without realizing that should ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Distorting the Law

    Politics, Media, and the Litigation Crisis

    by William Haltom, Michael McCann ...
    In recent years, stories of reckless lawyers and greedy citizens have given the legal system, and victims in general, a bad name. Many Americans have come to believe that we live in the land of the litigious, where frivolous lawsuits and absurdly high settlements reign.Scholars have argued for years that this common view of the depraved ruin of our civil legal system is a myth, but their research ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Modern Legal Ethics

    Adversary Advocacy in a Democratic Age

    by Daniel Markovits ...
    A Modern Legal Ethics proposes a wholesale renovation of legal ethics, one that contributes to ethical thought generally.Daniel Markovits reinterprets the positive law governing lawyers to identify fidelity as its organizing ideal. Unlike ordinary loyalty, fidelity requires lawyers to repress their personal judgments concerning the truth and justice of their clients' claims. Next, the book asks ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Divergent Paths

    The Academy and the Judiciary

    by Richard A. Posner ...
    Judges and legal scholars talk past one another, if they have any conversation at all. Academics couch their criticisms of judicial decisions in theoretical terms, which leads many judges—at the risk of intellectual stagnation—to dismiss most academic discourse as opaque and divorced from reality. In Divergent Paths, Richard Posner turns his attention to this widening gap within the legal ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law

    Torts

    by John C.P. Goldberg, Benjamin C. Zipursky ...
    Series series Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law
    Torts--personal injury law--is a fundamental yet controversial part of our legal system. The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Torts provides a clear and comprehensive account of what tort law is, how it works, what it stands to accomplish, and why it is now much-disputed. Goldberg and Zipursky--two of the world's most prominent tort scholars--carefully analyze leading judicial decisions and ... Read more

    $26.59 USD