Neil Duxbury
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199270224
- eISBN:
- 9780191710384
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199270224.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History
Until the later decades of the 20th century, law developed little as an academic discipline in England. One exceptional period of intellectual growth, however, was the late-Victorian era, when a ...
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Until the later decades of the 20th century, law developed little as an academic discipline in England. One exceptional period of intellectual growth, however, was the late-Victorian era, when a number of brilliant and now celebrated jurists produced works and devised projects which had a crucial impact on the development of English legal thought. Among this band of jurists was the great legal treatise writer, historian, and editor, Frederick Pollock. Compared with many of his contemporaries, however, Pollock has been largely overlooked by modern legal historians. Drawing upon a wide selection of sources, the author offers a detailed picture of this enigmatic figure, examining Pollock’s career, jurisprudence, philosophy of the common law, treatise writing, and editorial initiatives, and shows that Pollock’s contribution to the development of English law and juristic inquiry is both complex and crucial.Less
Until the later decades of the 20th century, law developed little as an academic discipline in England. One exceptional period of intellectual growth, however, was the late-Victorian era, when a number of brilliant and now celebrated jurists produced works and devised projects which had a crucial impact on the development of English legal thought. Among this band of jurists was the great legal treatise writer, historian, and editor, Frederick Pollock. Compared with many of his contemporaries, however, Pollock has been largely overlooked by modern legal historians. Drawing upon a wide selection of sources, the author offers a detailed picture of this enigmatic figure, examining Pollock’s career, jurisprudence, philosophy of the common law, treatise writing, and editorial initiatives, and shows that Pollock’s contribution to the development of English law and juristic inquiry is both complex and crucial.
NEIL DUXBURY
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199270224
- eISBN:
- 9780191710384
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199270224.003.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History
This chapter begins by examining Frederick Pollock’s life, reputation, and ideas on public law. It presents and investigates the main objectives of this book. It evaluates Pollock’s great influence ...
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This chapter begins by examining Frederick Pollock’s life, reputation, and ideas on public law. It presents and investigates the main objectives of this book. It evaluates Pollock’s great influence on the development of the English law. It also gives a brief discussion of the succeeding chapters of this book.Less
This chapter begins by examining Frederick Pollock’s life, reputation, and ideas on public law. It presents and investigates the main objectives of this book. It evaluates Pollock’s great influence on the development of the English law. It also gives a brief discussion of the succeeding chapters of this book.
MICHAEL TAGGART
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199256877
- eISBN:
- 9780191719646
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199256877.003.0008
- Subject:
- Law, Human Rights and Immigration, Legal History
For a 20-year period spanning the turn of the 20th century, the place of malice in the law of torts was a matter of considerable legal interest. For England, the debate began with the pioneering work ...
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For a 20-year period spanning the turn of the 20th century, the place of malice in the law of torts was a matter of considerable legal interest. For England, the debate began with the pioneering work of Sir Frederick Pollock on The Law of Torts, first published in 1887. For the American side, the first shot was fired in the Harvard Law Review by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., the doyen of American lawyers. The American law, however, was less settled than Pollock led his readers to believe. This chapter also discusses economic torts and nuisance.Less
For a 20-year period spanning the turn of the 20th century, the place of malice in the law of torts was a matter of considerable legal interest. For England, the debate began with the pioneering work of Sir Frederick Pollock on The Law of Torts, first published in 1887. For the American side, the first shot was fired in the Harvard Law Review by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., the doyen of American lawyers. The American law, however, was less settled than Pollock led his readers to believe. This chapter also discusses economic torts and nuisance.
NEIL DUXBURY
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199270224
- eISBN:
- 9780191710384
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199270224.003.0007
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History
This chapter focuses on understanding Pollock’s status and significance in the work that he inhabited. It considers a number of his traits, and suggests that they may well have been trusted and ...
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This chapter focuses on understanding Pollock’s status and significance in the work that he inhabited. It considers a number of his traits, and suggests that they may well have been trusted and admired among his positive ones. It explains that Pollock’s principal legacy belongs to England juristic as opposed to its jurisprudential tradition. His works are hardly ever read today, and with good reason, his expositions of the law are generally outdated, his manner essentially antiquated. It argues that the purpose of this book is to urge not the reinstatement of his writings on reading lists but contemplation of his endeavor. It states that his intellectual legacy, for all its blemishes, stands as one of the major accomplishments of the English juristic tradition.Less
This chapter focuses on understanding Pollock’s status and significance in the work that he inhabited. It considers a number of his traits, and suggests that they may well have been trusted and admired among his positive ones. It explains that Pollock’s principal legacy belongs to England juristic as opposed to its jurisprudential tradition. His works are hardly ever read today, and with good reason, his expositions of the law are generally outdated, his manner essentially antiquated. It argues that the purpose of this book is to urge not the reinstatement of his writings on reading lists but contemplation of his endeavor. It states that his intellectual legacy, for all its blemishes, stands as one of the major accomplishments of the English juristic tradition.
