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LEGALISM Legalism by JUDN.IS THHK.L AR HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS © Copyrigh1t9 6b4y the Presideanntd F ellowosf Harvar d College All rightsr eserved Distributine dG reatB ritain byO xfordU niversiPtyr essl.,.ol ldon Publication ofthis bookh asb een aidde bya grant from the FordF oundation Libraryo fC ongreCsastal ogCar d Number:6 4-19584 Printedin the UnitSetadt eosf Am erica ToG .S . PREFACE This isa booakb oulte gtalh eobryys omeownheo i sn ota lawyeTrh.a mte ansth ati ti sn ecessanar ioluyt sidvieerw'o sf thseu bjescitnm,co es lte gthaelo riysth ew orokf l awyeIrtis s., moreovneors ,e cretth afto mran y yeartsh ehraes b eean c on­ siderianbtleel legucltfsu eapla rajtinugr isprufrdoemnm coes t othekinrd s ofs ocitalh eorMyan.y historianands political scientwihsoht asv,ae r eailn terine lsatw in, thel egparlo fes­ sioann,d in legtahle ofirnyd,th e lawyearp'psr oatcoth h ese subjeircrtesl evtanota ndr emotfreo m their concerTnhsi.s bootrki etsos howwh yo nehi storoifai nd ehaascs o mteo s hare this viewI.ta si mi st og ets omes orotfc onver.,ctns gaotiing agaibne tweelne gaanld polittihceaolr biysi tllsu minating thopsoein twsh ertheeir respecantgilveoesf v isidoinff emro st conspicuIotiu sns olatyt .e xtboIonkd.e eidtd, o enso pt resume toinf orm orin strucsti,n ictie sa ddrestsore eda dewrhsoa re alreafduylf lamiliya r withth e currenstt aotfel egtalh ought. Itd oenso tp roviqduiec kr esumoefst hem ain typeosfc on­ temporlaergyta hle onroyr o ft hec hietfr eatoinsi enst erna­ tionalla wf,o irt d oenso tp urporttob ean exercini tsheae rt ofi mpersornealvliy ewtinhgie d eoafso theWrhsa.t t hibso ok doetsr tyo d oi st oo peand ebawitteh s evetryaple osfl egal thinkersb,o tshc holaranldy j udicIitta rli.te osb ef air,e ven thougihtp reseonnltyso nes idoefth ed ebaatned s oc oncen- Vlll 'Preface tratoensth e weak pooinftth se theoricersi ticIiztea dl.so attemtpoto sff esru ggestfiooarnl st ernwaatiyvosef t hinking aboulta w-speciafibcoaulthtle y r elatoifol naswt om orality and top olitfioctrsh ,e arseet het wos ubjetcobt esd iscussed. Thisi st,h ean p,o lemicaanldo pinionatbeodo kI.tis ,h ow­ evenro,mt e anttob ed estructiIvnane y. c asteh,me e riotfths e variothueso riteosb ed iscusarsee tdo ogr eatf ort haItt.i s, indeed, becavuiseewa snt dhth eosseew hoh oltdh emar e importaanntd in terestthinagtt h earye wortchr iticaitz ing suclhe ngtThh.eo bjehcetr ies t os tiru pc ontrovbeyra s y clecaorn frontoafit nicoonm paptioblsei tionnostj, u sttou pset the gentaeceald emaipcp lecTahirsti .sa lsnoo ta c omprehen­ sivweo rkM.a nyo fth e topithcastg reaitnltye rwersitt oenr s generjalur isprudaernneco ete vemne ntionaesad n,y oncean seaet a g lancTeh.a itsn ott hree suolfnt e gligeTnhcese �.o pe ofth e essahya sb eedne liberaltiemliytt eotd h osseu bjects whichin terebsotthl egaanldp olititchaelo rwihsitcsih,n, d eed, are ofe quaclo ncetronb othE.v enh erneo te verything has beent akeunp .T hed evelopmoefcn otn stitultaiwoi nna l Americoafa, d ministrlaatwbi ovtehh e raen di nB ritaainnd, thet ensiboentsw eleanwan d arbitraint icoonm mercanidal laborre latarieoal nlsm atteorfcs o mmoni nterteols atw yers andt op olitisccaile ntists. tHhoewcyean vnoetbr ,ed iscussed apafrrotm t hpeo lithiisctaolor fyth e countriinew shi chth ey occuSrin.c ethi s isa t heoreatniaclaylis tmi uss ets cheiwd eas imm anenint i nstitutpirooncaelws hsiecsrh e quiart heo rough attentitoothn e irh istoIrdye.aa sb oulta wi ng eneraasel x ­ pressine sdy stemwaotrikcos n l egthaelo rayn do ni nterna­ tionalla wa,s w elals th e ideatsh acto met ot hes urfainc e polittriicalasel,s peciianal nlin yt ernatitornilaaillk th ea ta t Nurembecragn,b eu nderstaonoddd i scuswsietdh oeuxtc es­ sivree ferteonl coech ails toOrnit ehse.os cec astihotenh se oreti­ cal issuarees,i na nyc asree,a ddiislcye rnbeedc,a uaslthelo se concerwniethdth em arfuel layw aroefth eire xistence, even 'Preface 1X if noin. tq uithtees amwea ya so new hoh asno tb eetrnain ed inth e lwa . Afterth esrea thb_elj,g.�eelr otr ema.irtiks a s relale auspre tot hanka lthlo sweh oh avhee lpmeedw itthihs bookI.am gratetfuothl e JohnS imon Gugegnheim MemorialF ounda ­ ti in p tu on fora ward g me a felwlshio tos dy moderlne gal theoriny theye ar1 ¢0I.h opet hamty friewnhdose ncour­ r z agemde t ow rithties b ooankd who ead, ritciiced,an d cor­ s rectietwd i lln otfi ndi te mbararsing tos emey thankst o themin prinStt.ae nyl Hoffmann,I saaKkr amnickR,o bert McCloskMeayr,t iSnh apianrdo ,P auSli gmunadll h avseo greaac tl aiumpo n my gratitutdhea Itc annoti ngorei th ere, norf orbetaroe xpremsys a ffectfiooarnl olf t hemI.s hould in alslikoe toth ank Mr. PauSlh upaakf ohre lp g mew itthh e proofs. JudiNt.hS hklar u CambridgMea,ss achsttse January 1964

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