Jeremy Bentham This quote is, to an extent, appropriate to both the common and the civil law system (known as continental law). However, there are fundamental differences between common and civil law.

Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, writes: Whether a case will be written up in the news, remembered by the public, or quoted in future opinions, it is always ...

When a widely acclaimed Harvard Law School professor publishes a book that another Harvard Law professor calls “the most important book of constitutional theory in many decades,” it’s certainly worth ...