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Wesley Hohfeld A Century Later

Edited Work, Select Personal Papers, and Original Commentaries

Shyamkrishna Balganesh editor Henry E Smith editor Ted M Sichelman editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:28th Jul '22

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With newly uncovered personal papers, this volume offers in-depth analysis of Wesley Hohfeld's pioneering contributions to legal theory.

Every law student and legal scholar uses Wesley Hohfeld's ideas whether they realize it or not. This collection offers the first comprehensive, single-stop volume to clarify and examine the value, ubiquity, and import of Hohfeld's work. The book also features newly uncovered personal papers from Hohfeld's family.Wesley Hohfeld is known the world over as the legal theorist who famously developed a taxonomy of legal concepts. His contributions to legal thinking have stood the test of time, remaining relevant nearly a century after they were first published. Yet, little systematic attention has been devoted to exploring the full significance of his work. Beginning with a lucid, annotated version of Hohfeld's most important article, this volume is the first to offer a comprehensive look at the scope, significance, reach, intricacies, and shortcomings of Hohfeld's work. Featuring insights from leading legal thinkers, the book also contains many of Hohfeld's previously unseen personal papers, shedding new light on the complex motivations behind Hohfeld's projects. Together, these selected papers and original essays reveal a portrait of a multifaceted and ambitious intellectual who did not live long enough to see the impact of his ideas on the study of law.

ISBN: 9781107192881

Dimensions: 235mm x 157mm x 36mm

Weight: 950g

600 pages