Classic lectures on philosophy of law by practicing attorney and teacher, later justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Companion to his "The Nature of the Judicial Process."

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The Nature of the Judicial Process is a clean and concise explanation of the judicial process. "This book reflects the profound intellect of one of the most highly regarded jurists in American history. Despite its age, Justice Cardozos classic treatise provides insights into the "real" workings of the judicial decision making process that remain relevant to a modern analysis of American jurisprudence. His exploration of the motivations, ideals, and even prejudicies of judges serves to demystify this crucial aspect of the legal system. His insights into "legal realism" provide an appreciation...

This volume collects the four Storrs Lectures Delivered at Yale University by Benjamin N. Cardozo. Included are "The Method of Philosophy," "The Methods of History, Tradition and Sociology," "The Method of Sociology. The Judge as a Legislator," and "Adherence to Precedent. The Subconscious Element in the Judicial Process.' Includes numerous notes on the lectures.

The legendary book by Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo explaining, in detail and with his famous style, how judges make decisions. Features a modern explanatory Foreword by Andrew L. Kaufman, a law professor at Harvard and Cardozo's premier biographer ("Cardozo," Harvard U.P., 1998), and presented in a modern and legible format, with careful formatting, readable font, true footnotes, and photographs. As part of the Legal Legends Series, the correct page numbers are embedded so that passages can be accurately cited or found from the 1921 edition. No other current version of this important work uses...

Judges don't just discover the law, they create it. A renowned and much-used analysis of the process of judicial decision-making, now in a library-quality cloth edition with modern formatting and presentation. Includes embedded page numbers from the original 1921 edition for continuity of citations and syllabi. Features a new, explanatory Foreword by Justice Cardozo's premier biographer, Andrew L. Kaufman, senior professor at Harvard Law School and author of "Cardozo" (Harvard Univ. Press, 1998). Justice Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (1870-1938) offered the world a candid and self-conscious study...

2011 Reprint of 1921 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this famous treatise, Cardozo describes in simple and understandable language the conscious and unconscious processes by which a judge decides a case. He discusses the sources of information to which he appeals for guidance and analyzes the contribution that considerations of precedent, logical consistency, custom, social welfare, and the standards of justice and morals have in shaping his decisions. This is a classic text on the subject.