Laughing at the gods : great judges and how they made the common law / Allan C. Hutchinson.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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1st edition

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80644

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Subject:

Judges -- Biography.

Common law -- History.

Judge-made law -- History.

Contents:

1. In search of great judges : playing by their own rules

2. Lord Mansfield : a long journey

3. John Marshall : a founding judge

4. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. : the magnificent Yankee

5. James Atkin : an ordinary person

6. Tom Denning : an English gardener

7. Thurgood Marshall : a man on a mission

8. Bertha Wilson : making the difference

9. Albie Sachs : of struggles and lies

10. Judging the future : a leap in the dark.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9781107662766

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x, 318 p. : ill. ; 23 cm