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ALL TIME HITS (for all papers in SSRN eLibrary)
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of PRN: Law, Legal Reasoning, & Legal Systems (Topic)

January 2, 1997 to May 23, 2013



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 5059 Why Tolerate Religion?
Brian Leiter,
University of Chicago,
Date posted to database: May 26, 2006
Last Revised: September 11, 2007
2 4241 Natural Law Theory: The Modern Tradition
Brian Bix,
University of Minnesota Law School,
Date posted to database: December 12, 1999
Last Revised: August 27, 2007
3 2488 In Praise of Realism (and Against 'Nonsense' Jurisprudence)
Brian Leiter,
University of Chicago,
Date posted to database: March 28, 2008
Last Revised: April 7, 2010
4 1982 Why Legal Positivism?
Brian Leiter,
University of Chicago,
Date posted to database: December 14, 2009
Last Revised: December 14, 2009
5 1902 About Morality and the Nature of Law
Joseph Raz,
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law,
Date posted to database: August 22, 2007
Last Revised: March 4, 2009
6 1831 What is the Rule of Recognition (and Does it Exist)?
Scott J. Shapiro,
Yale University - Law School,
Date posted to database: November 23, 2008
Last Revised: February 3, 2009
7 1708 Reasoning with Rules
Joseph Raz,
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law,
Date posted to database: July 11, 2007
Last Revised: July 11, 2007
8 1704 The Radicalism of Legal Positivism
Brian Leiter,
University of Chicago,
Date posted to database: March 12, 2010
Last Revised: April 8, 2010
9 1704 What is Originalism? The Evolution of Contemporary Originalist Theory
Lawrence B. Solum,
Georgetown University Law Center,
Date posted to database: May 2, 2011
Last Revised: May 2, 2011
10 1697 Positivism and the Inseparability of Law and Morals
Leslie Green,
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law,
Date posted to database: May 23, 2008
Last Revised: August 18, 2008

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days)
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of PRN: Law, Legal Reasoning, & Legal Systems (Topic)

March 24, 2013 to May 23, 2013



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 318 A Glass Half Full Look at the Changes in the American Legal Market
Benjamin H. Barton,
University of Tennessee College of Law,
Date posted to database: March 14, 2013
Last Revised: March 14, 2013
2 309 The Third Pillar of Jurisprudence: Social Legal Theory
Brian Z. Tamanaha,
Washington University in Saint Louis - School of Law,
Date posted to database: April 27, 2013
Last Revised: May 10, 2013
3 270 Originalism and the Colorblind Constitution
Michael B. Rappaport,
University of San Diego - School of Law,
Date posted to database: April 4, 2013
Last Revised: April 24, 2013
4 183 Discovery and Darkness: The Information Deficit in Criminal Disputes
Ion Meyn,
University of Wisconsin Law School,
Date posted to database: May 9, 2013
Last Revised: May 17, 2013
5 179 Protecting Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty
Douglas Laycock, Thomas C. Berg,
University of Virginia School of Law , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN - School of Law,
Date posted to database: April 20, 2013
Last Revised: May 13, 2013
6 135 Rabban's Law's History
Herbert J. Hovenkamp,
University of Iowa - College of Law,
Date posted to database: March 14, 2013
Last Revised: May 1, 2013
7 110 Renewing Legal Theory: History and the Unity of Legal Things
John Lunstroth,
University of Houston Law Center,
Date posted to database: February 27, 2013
Last Revised: April 19, 2013
8 109 Originalism, the Why and the What
Larry Alexander,
University of San Diego School of Law,
Date posted to database: March 27, 2013
Last Revised: March 27, 2013
9 107 Originalism V. Burkeanism: A Dialogue over Recess
Cass R. Sunstein,
Harvard University - Law School - Faculty,
Date posted to database: March 13, 2013
Last Revised: March 16, 2013
10 107 The Road Ahead: Gaps, Leaks, and Drips
Michael J. Glennon,
Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,
Date posted to database: April 7, 2013
Last Revised: April 7, 2013



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