Popular Law Making

Download or read book Popular Law-making written by Frederic Jesup Stimson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Popular Law-making', Frederic Jesup Stimson examines the evolution of law-making from Common Law to Statutory and Administrative Law, warning of the accelerating and dangerous trend. Although some sections may read like a law hornbook, the book's perspectives on property rights, regulation of rates and prices, and trusts and monopolies are interesting enough to keep you reading. Stimson's study covers topics such as the impact of the Initiative and Referendum, the true value of precedent, definitions of communism and nationalism, and the growth and decline of antitrust legislation.