The Nature and Sources of the Law by John Chipman Gray

Author:   John Chipman Gray ,  David Campbell ,  Philip A. Thomas
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367198138


Pages:   246
Publication Date:   30 September 2021
Format:   Paperback
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First published in 1909 and then again in 1997. John Chipman Gray (1839-1915) spent the greater part of his professional life as a professor at Harvard Law School where he taught property, trusts and future interests. The Nature and Sources of the Law was first published in 1909. The book is divided into two parts which respectively look at 'Nature' and 'Sources'. In Part I, Gray warns that the study of jurisprudence, in isolation, could lead to dogmatism. Rather he advocates the structure offered by common law with its reliance on flexible interpretations of statutes, the use of all relevant cultural inputs and a highly adaptable approach to the resolution of disputes. Gray, in Part II, turns his attention to sources of the law and begins with statutes. Here he asserts that judges are the ones who actually turn into law, going against the conventional scholarship that judges merely interprets statutes. He also extensively examines the influence of tradition and the common law.

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Author:   John Chipman Gray ,  David Campbell ,  Philip A. Thomas
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780367198138


ISBN 10:   0367198134
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   30 September 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: Nature of the Law: Introduction; Legal Rights and Duties; Legal Persons; The State; The Law; The Courts; The Law of Nations; Jurisprudence. Sources of the Law: Statutes; Judicial Precedents; Judicial Precedents in the United States; Opinions of Experts; Custom; Morality and Equity.

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John Chipman Gray (1839-1915) spent the greater part of his professional life as a professor at Harvard Law School where he taught property, trusts and future interests.

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