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The Path of the Law is the single most important essay about law ever written. The perfect gift for anyone who ever entered law school, it defines the responsibilities of the legal profession from one of law's greatest practitioners.

The Path of the Law

The Path Of The LawBy Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

When we study law we are not studying a mystery but a well-known profession. We are studying what we shall want in order to appear before judges, or to advise people in such a way as to keep them out of court. The reason why it is a profession, why people will pay lawyers to... Read Full Overview

A classic of legal reasoning.

"The Path of the Law" from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1841-1935).

The Path of the Law is a collection of lectures given by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., a renowned American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In this book, Holmes explores the nature of law and its role in society. He argues that law is not a... Read Full Overview

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The Path of the Law is a renowned essay written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., a prominent American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The essay was first published in the Harvard Law Review in 1897 and has since become a seminal work in the... Read Full Overview

The Path of the Law is a book written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., a renowned jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The book is a collection of lectures delivered by Holmes at the Boston University School of Law in 1897. In the book, Holmes... Read Full Overview

The Path of the Law is a collection of lectures delivered by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., a renowned American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Originally published in 1897, the book is a seminal work in the field of legal philosophy and is... Read Full Overview