This book presents a unified set of arguments about the nature of jurisprudence and its
relation to the jurist's role. It explores contemporary challenges that create a need for social …

The only sound in a courtroom is the hum of the ventilation system. It feels as if everyone in
the room is holding their breath.... Liti-gants are uneasy in the courthouse, plaintiffs and …

A distinction commonly drawn in legal scholarship deserves scrutiny. To begin to see why,
consider this question: What do the following claims by legal scholars have in common?(1) …

Through the mid-twentieth century, jurisprudents considered sociological jurisprudence to
be one of the most influential theories of law in the United States. By end of the century …

Undertaking empirical research in law can be a daunting task, one for which current
undergraduate and postgraduate legal education does not provide a great deal of …

The European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”) suffers from the burgeoning caseload and
challenges to its authority. This two-pronged crisis undermines the ECtHR's legitimacy and …

There is a widespread view that one does either theory or empirical work, and that theory
and empiricism represent distant concerns, opposing worldviews, and perhaps distinct …

The most important development in legal scholarship over the past quarter century has been
the rise of empirical research. Drawing upon the traditions of legal realism and the law and …

Humankind has reached, in tow by the hand of a scientific breakthrough called CRISPR, the
Rubicon of precise genetic manipulation first envisioned over fifty years ago. Despite …

Copyright law holds that, in most cases, infringement determinations are the" exclusive
province of the jury," I and many believe that this is a problem. 2 The scope of copyright …