Timeline
Lifetime:
1841 -
1935
Passed: ≈
90 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Books by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Common Law
History
Philosophy
Non-Fiction
Law
Common Law
Legal History
Jurisprudence
Precedent
Legal Philosophy
Judicial reasoning
Stare decisis
Legal development
American law
Legal evolution
Case law
Published in 1881, *The Common Law* by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is a seminal work of legal philosophy and a foundational text for understanding the evolution of American law. In this collection of lectures, Holmes examines the origins, development,...