Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935) is generally considered one of the two greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Marshall being the other. In more than 2000 opinions, he delineated an impressive legal philosophy that profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, particularly in the area of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.In The Common Law , derived from a series of lectures delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston, Holmes systematized his early legal doctrines. The result was an enduring classic of legal philosophy that continues to be read and consulted over a century later. Beginning with historical forms of liability (thought to have originated in the desire for vengeance in ancient Roman and Germanic blood feuds), the book goes on to discuss criminal law, torts, bails, possession and ownership, contracts, successions, and many other aspects of civil and criminal law.Encompassing Holmes's profound, wide-ranging knowledge of the law in its historical aspects, yet written in a manner easily accessible to the layman, The Common Law provoked this observation from another famed jurist; "The book is a classic in the sense that its stock of ideas has been absorbed and become part of common juristic thought … they placed law in a perspective which legal scholarship ever since has merely confirmed." — Felix Frankfurter, Of Law and Men .Now the influential ideas and judicial theory of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. can be studied and appreciated in this superb edition — the only one in print — of his magnum opus. This edition also features a new introduction by Professor Sheldon M. Novick, author of Honorable The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes . First published in 1881, this book is still indispensable reading for lawyers, political scientists, historians, general readers — anyone interested in the origins, development, and continuing evolution of the laws that govern human society.

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.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters, Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian, philosopher, and master of English style. Thematically arranged, the volume covers a rich variety of subjects from aging and death to themes in politics, personalities, and law. Posner's substantial introduction firmly places this wealth of material in its proper biographical and historical context."A first-rate prose stylist, [Holmes] was perhaps the most quotable of all judges, as this ably edited volume shows."— Washington Post Book World"Brilliantly edited, lucidly organized, and equipped with a compelling introduction by Judge Posner, [this book] is one of the finest single-volume samplers of any author's work I have seen. . . . Posner has fully captured the acrid tang of him in this masterly anthology."—Terry Teachout, National Review"Excellent. . . . A worthwhile contribution to current American political/legal discussions."— Library Journal"The best source for the reader who wants a first serious acquaintance with Holmes."—Thomas C. Grey, New York Review of Books

""The law is the witness and external deposit of our moral life. Its history is the history of the moral development of the race."" No jurist has left his mark on American law like Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. A steadfast defender of free speech, Supreme Court Justice Holmes also championed judicial restraint, advocating that a judge’s opinions shouldn’t prevent him or her from upholding the will of the elected legislative majority. Holmes did more than hand down rulings in his finely crafted decisions—he inspired the people to follow the law. In The Path of the Law, Holmes discusses his personal philosophy on legal practice. The Common Law is a series of lectures that established Holmes’s reputation as a witty and articulate writer. J. Craig Williams is the founding member of WLF The Williams Lindberg Law Firm, PC. He is the author of How To Get Sued, Bad Decisions , and the creator of the award-winning blog “May It Please the Court.” He has taught at the University of California at Irvine and Stanford Law School, among others.

Holmes's wartime letters and diary entries have attracted students of war as well as biographers of Holmes as rare glimpses into the mind and heart of a soldier who withstood the great slaughter.

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841–1935) is ingrained in American history as one of the country's foremost jurists. Distinguished for his learning, judgment, humor, and eloquence, he served as justice of the United States Supreme Court for four decades. Throughout his career, Holmes forged new concepts of the origin and nature of law. He viewed the law as a social instrument rather than as a set of abstract principles, and his ideas were seminal in the development of modern free-speech legislation. His retirement in 1932 was a national event, and he remains today one of the most influential members to have ever served on the Supreme Court.This volume compiles twenty-six of Oliver Wendell Holmes's legal papers and addresses, an important collection of opinions and dissents that touch every field of our national activity and reflect the ongoing development of a democratic society. Included is the famous article "Early English Equity," along with Holmes's essay on "The Path of the Law," which is regarded as the most significant index to his legal work.

Some men speak for one generation alone, and their voices fade with time, but the words of a man like Oliver Wendell Holmes loom louder and stronger as the years pass. in this volume, skillfully edited by Max Lerner, the essays, letters, speeches, and judicial opinions are gathered to present a full portrait of a great chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and — even more inspiringly — a remarkable man whose life spanned our history from the Civil War to the 1930's. No greater champion of human dignity and civil liberty ever occupied high office, and though "the Great Dissenter" fought many hard and lonely battles, the years have placed him not against the tide, but ahead of it.

El ensayo gira en torno a cómo y para qué se estudia el derecho. Originalmente fue un discurso que Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. dictó en la Escuela de Derecho del Boston College, y luego se publicó en la Harvard Law Review. El autor destaca que el objeto central de estudio es la predicción, el pronóstico de la incidencia de la fuerza pública por medio de los tribunales. Éste es el hilo conductor de la obra. Un argumento fundamental señala que la razón por la cual el derecho es una profesión jurídica, el porqué de que las personas paguen abogados para que discutan por ellos o los asesoren, es que en sociedades como la nuestra el imperio del uso de la fuerza pública es confiado a los jueces en ciertos casos, y todo el poder del Estado se pone en movimiento, si es necesario, para hacer efectivas sus decisiones y mandatos.

This fine collection is accompanied by an essay by Sir John Pollock that skillfully places the writers' ideas in the perspective of recent experience. A crucial document for lawyers, the letters are also delightful reading.

Nearly 400 previously unpublished letters capture the essence of an extraordinary and in some ways unlikely friendship between one of America's preeminent jurists and a younger, reform-minded colleague who would himself one day ascend to the Supreme Court. Oliver Wendell Holmes was 71 when introduced to fiery, effervescent Felix Frankfurter, who'd come to Washington at age 30 to serve President Taft. The two couldn't have had more different Holmes a Civil War hero of Boston Brahmin stock, and Frankfurter a Jewish immigrant whose reformist views would lead him to help found the American Civil Liberties Union and act as key advisor to Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal.With an introduction providing historical background and annotations that supply context for cases mentioned, this unique collection illuminates a strong and mutually satisfying personal and professional relationship between two men whose exchanges on the meaning of law in general and American law in particular, the editors write, "found expression in their work and influenced legal and political change in their own lifetimes and in ours as well."

"Sure to be the standard reference for all subsequent scholarship."—John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review"A critical contribution to legal literature, and definitely worth having."—Peter J. Messitte, Trial

"Sure to be the standard reference for all subsequent scholarship."—John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review"A critical contribution to legal literature, and definitely worth having."—Peter J. Messitte, Trial

Selected works of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935). Included are The Path of The Law (1897), The Common Law (1881), and two famous Memorial Day speeches, given by Holmes, a Civil War veteran, in 1884 and 1895.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., distinguished American jurist, and Patrick Augustine Sheehan, an Irish clerical-savant, enjoyed a warm and notable friendship based largely on their exchange of letters from 1903, when they first met in Ireland, until 1913, the year of Sheehan's death. This correspondence illuminates what is otherwise a largely hidden and little appreciated side of the mind and faith of Justince Holmes. Sheehan was able to draw from his friend an awareness and sympathy for human frailty and its counterpoint, faith in a divine plan of earthly things, thoughts and feelings that surfaced in letters to other of his friends. The importance of this edition of the Holmes-Sheehan letters rests in the first instance on this discovery. But Canon Sheehan wsa no mere foil for Holmes as they discussed with equal insight issues as varied as the economic man and the age of faith, of classical works, including Dante's Divine Comedy and Pascal's Pensees. Holmes discovered in the Canon a man of the most profound faith who remained open and tolerant of the beliefs and non-beliefs of others. He is better understood because of his affection for Sheehan, and, no less telling, because of the Canon's admiration for him. Gary J. Aichele in Oliver Wendell Holmes, Soldier, Scholar, Judge finds this set of letters "perhaps the most unusual" of any collection of Holmes correspondence published to date.

2 works of Oliver Wendell Holmes JrAmerican jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1841-1935)This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.Table of The Common LawThe Path of the Law

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"Sure to be the standard reference for all subsequent scholarship."—John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review"A critical contribution to legal literature, and definitely worth having."—Peter J. Messitte, Trial

Publicado originalmente em 1897 na Harvard Law Review, O Caminho do Direito, de Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., é considerado um marco fundador do realismo jurídico e um dos textos mais influentes da filosofia do direito norte-americana. Com sua visão pragmática e provocadora, Holmes rompe com o formalismo jurídico de sua época e apresenta uma compreensão inovadora do não como sistema de princípios abstratos, mas como instrumento prático para prever a atuação dos tribunais.Ao destacar a distinção entre direito e moral, e ao introduzir a necessidade de incorporar a economia e a estatística ao raciocínio jurídico, Holmes antecipa debates que moldariam a análise econômica do direito e a crítica contemporânea às concepções tradicionais da dogmática.Esta tradução, realizada por Mathias de Azevedo Bueno adota uma abordagem funcionalista, priorizando clareza e acessibilidade para o público brasileiro, sem perder a precisão técnica do texto original. Mais do que um clássico histórico, a obra se revela um convite permanente à reflexão sobre os fundamentos do direito e seu papel na vida social.Ideal para juristas, estudantes, filósofos e todos que desejam compreender como o pensamento jurídico moderno foi moldado a partir de uma das mais ousadas vozes da tradição anglo-americana.

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These remarkable letters reveal Holmes to be patient, sympathetic, even indulgent of theories that, by his own admission, he did not really understand. They bring further notice to financial analyst Franklin Ford, who was a close associate of John Dewey.