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17 Apr 2011, 8:38 am by Lawrence Solum
Introduction American law students learn about formalism and instrumentalism early on—although those particular terms may not be introduced explicitly in classroom discussion. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 4:59 am by Rob Robinson
Cost of a Data Breach (PDF) http://tinyurl.com/4hprqtk (Ponemon Institute) Ayers on Legal Ethics and Lawyer’s Reasons – http://tinyurl.com/4vdlsnk (Andrew Ayers) Cloud Computing in Simple Terms – http://tinyurl.com/4uvrnts (Charles Skamser) Hage on a Model of Legal Acts & Computational Systems - http://tinyurl.com/4toqgct (Lawrence Solum) It Pays to Fight SEC & FINRA, Study Says – http://tinyurl.com/4p8j974 (Tom Steinert-Threlkeld) Massachusetts… [read post]
27 Feb 2011, 12:39 pm by Lawrence Solum
Introduction It all depends on your first year section, but many law students begin to get a sinking feeling about the law early in their first year. [read post]
26 Feb 2011, 3:43 pm by Jeff Lipshaw
I skimmed an interesting article, An Essay on Franz Kafka, Lawrence Joseph, and the Possibilities of Jurisprudential Literature, by Patrick Glen (HT Larry Solum), a lawyer in the DOJ Civil Division, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown with quite an impressive publication record. [read post]
23 Jan 2011, 11:23 am by Lawrence Solum
Introduction Law students with a background in philosophy are sure to notice the strong influence of moral philosophy on legal thinking. [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 4:59 pm by Lawrence Solum
Introduction One of the most important topics in legal theory is “legal interpretation,” the theory of the derivation of meaning from legal texts. [read post]
12 Dec 2010, 12:39 pm by Lawrence Solum
Introduction One of the key ideas in contemporary economic theory in general and law and economics in particular is the social welfare function. [read post]
28 Nov 2010, 10:48 am by Lawrence Solum
Introduction Recently, the Legal Theory Lexicon provided a very general entry on the the topic of justice. [read post]
14 Nov 2010, 11:51 am by Lawrence Solum
Introduction Speech act theory will forever be associated with the great J. [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 12:30 pm by Lawrence Solum
Introduction There are many different theories of constitutional interpretation, but the most controversial and also perhaps the most influential is "originalism"--actually a loosely-knit family of constitutional theories. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 8:20 pm by Kenneth Anderson
For the moment, I will simply refer you over to another of Philippa’s students in the same years as I, my dear friend Larry Solum, the distinguished jurisprudentialist of the University of Illinois law school, writing at Legal Theory Blog. [read post]
12 Sep 2010, 1:59 pm by Lawrence Solum
Introduction The Legal Theory Lexicon already includes posts on Deontology and Utilitarianism--representing two important families of ethical theory. [read post]
5 Sep 2010, 6:06 am by Lawrence Solum
IntroductionThe post provides a very basic introduction to the idea of "second best. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 4:52 pm by AdminLaw Blogger
"Download of the Week" and "highly recommended" on Lawrence Solum's Legal Theory Blog: "The Story of FCC v. [read post]