Leading Cases in the Common Law

by A.W. Brian Simpson and A. W. Brian Simpson

Book Overview

Brian Simpson's new book addresses the phenomenon of the leading case--the judicial decision which acquires a timeless quality, coming the stand for some legal idea, or principle, or doctrine thought to be central to the casuistic tradition of the common law. How do such cases arise in the first place? Can we tell why they were decided as they were? How do they come to achieve their special status? By a detailed and meticulous investigation of their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019826299X
• ISBN13: 9780198262992
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"