{"product_id":"the-common-law-tradition-in-john-v-orth-9781041116219","title":"The Common Law Tradition in America: A Personal Statement","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing a thematic approach to American law and legal history, \u003ci\u003eThe Common Law Tradition in America \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces readers to the scholars, judges, and critics who made the law at once a stable source of rules and a dynamic system capable of responding to social and economic changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the common law \"at home\" in England on the eve of the American Revolution, the book introduces readers to the scholarly Sir William Blackstone, the activist judge Lord Mansfield, and the radical critic Jeremy Bentham. Having established the themes of tradition, innovation, and criticism, the book then examines the challenges that faced the common law in America: written constitutions, a new form of legal education, and the rapidly growing number of statutes. Finally, using selected examples, the book demonstrates the continuing influence of these themes in present American law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs befits \"a personal statement,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Common Law Tradition in America \u003c\/i\u003eis written in a relaxed style, enlivened with engaging anecdotes. It offers law students, researchers of legal history, practicing lawyers, and the general reader an overview of law and legal development, above the technicalities of law school and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John V. Orth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041116217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041116219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.33d","brand":"John V. Orth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760660824319,"sku":"9781041116219","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7e4a61d-94af-47b8-86b6-ba635b20337e.jpg?v=1765514078","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-common-law-tradition-in-john-v-orth-9781041116219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}