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

By: Hutchinson, Allan C, 1951-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: 1 vISBN: 9781107017269 (hbk.) :; 1107017262 (hbk.) :; 9781107662766 (pbk.) :; 1107662761 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Judges -- History | Common law -- HistoryDDC classification: 340.5'7'09 Summary: Any effort to understand how law works has to take seriously its main players - judges. The eight judges showcased in this book demonstrate that, if the test of good judging is not about getting it right, but doing it well, then the measure of great judging is about setting new standards for what counts as judging well.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Any effort to understand how law works has to take seriously its main players - judges. The eight judges showcased in this book demonstrate that, if the test of good judging is not about getting it right, but doing it well, then the measure of great judging is about setting new standards for what counts as judging well.

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