John H. Langbein

Yale University - Law School

Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law and Legal History

P.O. Box 208215

New Haven, CT 06520-8215

United States

  • Yale University - Law School

    • Email
    • Tel: (203) 432-7299
SCHOLARLY PAPERS

17

DOWNLOADS
Rank 13,791

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 13,791

in Total Papers Downloads

6,254

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 34,386

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 34,386

in Total Papers Citations

11

CROSSREF CITATIONS

16

Scholarly Papers (17)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

The Disappearance of Civil Trial in the United States

122 Yale Law Journal 522 (2012), Yale Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 256, Yale Law & Economics Research Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2023
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 1,291 (27,475)

Abstract:

Loading...

2.

Questioning the Trust Law Duty of Loyalty: Sole Interest or Best Interest?

Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 303
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 01 Apr 2005
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 1,225 (29,678)

Abstract:

Loading...

3.

Trust Law as Regulatory Law: The Unum/Provident Scandal and Judicial Review of Benefit Denials Under ERISA

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 101, p. 1315, 2007, Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 329, Yale Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 127
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2015
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 857 (49,154)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

4.

What Erisa Means by 'Equitable': The Supreme Court's Trail of Error in Russell, Mertens and Great-West

Columbia Law Review, Vol. 103, No. 6, 2003, Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 269
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2013
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 651 (70,763)

Abstract:

Loading...

5.

Why Did Trust Law Become Statute Law in the United States?

Alabama Law Review, Vol. 58, No. 5, 2007, Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 341
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Sep 2007
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 463 (107,739)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

6.

Burn the Rembrandt? Trust Law's Limits on the Settlor's Power to Direct Investments

Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 398, Boston University Law Review, Vol. 90, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2010
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 395 (129,643)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

7.

Major Reforms of the Property Restatement and the Uniform Probate Code: Reformation, Harmless Error, and Nonprobate Transfers

38 ACTEC Law Journal 1 (2012) (American College of Trust & Estate Counsel), Yale Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 300
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Jun 2013
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 277 (189,497)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

8.

Because Property Became Contract: Understanding the American Nonprobate Revolution

The Changing Role of Property Law: Rights, Values and Concepts, edited by Nordtveit, Ernst, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, 115-129, Yale Law School, Public Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Mar 2020
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 255 (205,968)

Abstract:

Loading...

9.

Curing Execution Errors and Mistaken Terms in Wills

U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 207
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 Aug 2010
John H. Langbein and Lawrence W. Waggoner
Yale University - Law School and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 231 (227,765)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

Wills Act, execution errors, Restatement of Property

10.

Destructive Federal Preemption of State Wealth Transfer Law in Beneficiary Designation Cases: Hillman Doubles Down on Egelhoff

Yale Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 312, Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 484
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2023
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 163 (310,026)

Abstract:

Loading...

11.

Absorbing South Australia's Wills Act Dispensing Power in the United States: Emulation, Resistance, Expansion

38 Adelaide Law Review 1 (2017), Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 588
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 30 Oct 2017
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School
Downloads 151 (330,599)

Abstract:

Loading...

Electronic Wills

12.

Reformation of Wills on the Ground of Mistake: Change of Direction in American Law?

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 130, No. 3 (1982): 521-90
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 07 Aug 2015
John H. Langbein and Lawrence W. Waggoner
Yale University - Law School and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 121 (392,446)

Abstract:

Loading...

13.

2012 Joseph Trachtman Memorial Lecture

38 ACTEC L.J. 1, 23 (2012), U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 332, Yale Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 305
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Jul 2013
John H. Langbein and Lawrence W. Waggoner
Yale University - Law School and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 116 (404,638)

Abstract:

Loading...

Uniform Law Commission, Donative Transfers, Property

14.

Correcting the Record Regarding the Restatement of Property's Slayer Rule in the Brooklyn Law Review's Symposium Issue on Restatements

Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 80, No. 3 (2015): 1015-7
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Lawrence W. Waggoner and John H. Langbein
University of Michigan Law School and Yale University - Law School
Downloads 58 (614,094)

Abstract:

Loading...

15.

The Turn to Confession Bargaining in German Criminal Procedure: Causes and Comparisons with American Plea Bargaining

The American Journal of Comparative Law, Volume 70, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 139–161, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcl/avac025
Posted: 25 Apr 2023
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

16.

History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions

HISTORY OF THE COMMON LAW: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANGLO-AMERICAN LEGAL INSTITUTIONS, Aspen Publishers, 2009, Yale Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 192, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 09-07
Posted: 27 Aug 2009
John H. Langbein, Renee Lettow Lerner and Bruce P. Smith
Yale University - Law School, George Washington University Law School and University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Abstract:

Loading...

17.

The Prosecutorial Origins of Defense Counsel in the Eighteenth Century: The Appearance of Solicitors

Cambridge Law Journal, Vol. 58, Pp. 314-365, 1999
Posted: 08 Sep 1999
John H. Langbein
Yale University - Law School

Abstract:

Loading...