A Common Law for the Age of Statutes
Author | : Guido Calabresi |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674029156 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674029151 |
Rating | : 4/5 (151 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Common Law for the Age of Statutes written by Guido Calabresi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominance of legislatures and statutory law has put an impossible burden on the courts. Guido Calabresi thinks it is time for this country seriously to consider returning to a traditional American judicial–legislative balance in which courts would enlarge the common law and would also decide when a rule of law has seen its day and should be revised.