The Historiography of The Common Law
David M. Rabban,
David M. Rabban
David M. Rabban is Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail, and Randall Lee Jamail Regents Chair in Law, University of Texas Law School.
Search for more papers by this authorDavid M. Rabban,
David M. Rabban
David M. Rabban is Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail, and Randall Lee Jamail Regents Chair in Law, University of Texas Law School.
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 28 July 2006
I appreciate the helpful comments on drafts of this essay from Hans Baade, Willy Forbath, Robert Gordon, and Stephen Siegel.
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