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Description
Based on the lectures delivered at The University of Michigan March 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18, 1959, on The Thomas M. Cooley Lectureship, under the title "Judges: Oracles of the Law."
This study will examine the nature and extent of the contribution that case law has made to the legal systems of England, Rome, France, and Germany. The emphasis will be historical, but the object will be to show the lasting effects of historical experience on modern usage and attitudes.
Publication Date
1968
Publisher
University of Michigan Law School
City
Ann Arbor
Keywords
role of the judiciary, judicial roles, English case law, Roman law, German Law, French Law, German case law, judicial decision-making
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Courts | Judges | Legal History
Recommended Citation
Dawson, John P. The Oracles of the Law. Thomas M. Cooley Lectures. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Law School, 1968.
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Comments
Published under the auspices of The University of Michigan Law School (which, however, assumes no responsibility for the views expressed) with the aid of funds derived from gifts to The University of Michigan by William W. Cook. Copyright © by The University of Michigan 1968