Description
This book analyzes the theoretical nuances and practical implications of how judges use precedent.
About the Author
Randy J. Kozel is a Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, where he also serves as Director of the Notre Dame Program on Constitutional Structure. Professor Kozel received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the US Supreme Court and for Judge Alex Kozinski at the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also practiced as a litigator with a large law firm and as an in-house attorney at a multinational corporation.
Reviews
'Precedent is one of law's eternal problems. One might think there is nothing else to say. One would be wrong, as Randy J. Kozel proves with this clear, cogent, and interesting new framing of the problems and a plausible, intelligent approach to a solution.' Adrian Vermeule, Ralph S. Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School
'Randy J. Kozel argues that judges should subordinate their individual views and embrace a common project of legal development. In Settled Versus Right, he puts precedent back at the center of constitutional theory.' Jack M. Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment, Yale Law School
'Kozel's defense of the practice of precedent is comprehensive, persuasive, imaginative, and unremittingly fair-minded in its treatment of opposing positions. Although the book focuses on stare decisis in the Supreme Court of the United States, its analysis will be illuminating for everyone interested in understanding the nature of common law reasoning, both in the United States and elsewhere.' Frederick Schauer, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia
'The book thoroughly describes a controversy that has long occupied legal scholars.' P. Lermack, CHOICE
Book Information
ISBN 9781107566521
Author Randy J. Kozel
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 153mm * 11mm