I have now taken my last law exam, and the degree is complete. No, grades are not out so quickly, but I do not have any doubt I passed. There are no surprises in the last year of the ordeal. Here is a list of my final courses: Jurisprudence Company…
Dr. Ronald Dworkin, requiescat in pace
As most of you know, Ronald Dworkin, the American philosopher and legal scholar, passed from this life last week. He was Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University, Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, and taught at Yale Law School and the University of Oxford. He is…
ABA’s lists of lists
Finally, to close off a week of legal lists from 2011, the American Bar Association has listed lists of 2011. Among the lists are: POPULAR CULTURE 30 Lawyers Pick 30 Books Every Lawyer Should Read The 25 Greatest Legal Movies The 25 Greatest Legal TV Shows Top 10 Lawyers in…
Real Life Law: disaster stories
In the last couple of months, we have seen a lot of depositions. We have noticed them ourselves and deposed parties; and have received noticed and had our clients deposed. I sat in as second chair on my first depo. It is both enjoyable and fulfilling to be part of some…
Religion, the Slave Trade Act 1807 and the 13th Amendment
Slavery in the British and American countries was an issue that found religious people arguing both sides. Biblical texts were used to argue both for and against; this usually means that the biblical texts are being misused. The modern social and cultural contexts are so radically different. Even in the Roman Empire,…
Interracial Marriage in the UK and the US
Marriage is both a religious and a legal act in most cases, whether we are speaking of a civil ceremony, a religious ceremony, a common-law marriage, or so on. While there have been laws at various times and places throughout history preventing interracial marriages, these normally seemed to have derived from social…