Seduction of a Law Professor

“Seduction of a Law Professor” – Review Essay on Allan Hutchinson, Laughing at the Gods: Great Judges and How They Made the Common Law, (2013) 59 (1) McGill Law Journal 211

14 Pages Posted: 10 Feb 2016

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Shauna Van Praagh

McGill University - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

This review of Allan Hutchinson’s book on ‘Great Judges’ is an engaged reflection on two of the book’s central purposes. Hutchinson’s book reflects a double-pronged preoccupation: first, a preoccupation with “choosing” individuals who satisfy the criteria Hutchinson offers for being included on a shortlist of “great judges”, and second, a preoccupation with “musing” as to the contributions of these selected few to the creation and continuity of the common law. This “choosing and musing” project takes very seriously the task of selecting great judges and justifying that selection.

Suggested Citation

Van Praagh, Shauna, Seduction of a Law Professor (2013). “Seduction of a Law Professor” – Review Essay on Allan Hutchinson, Laughing at the Gods: Great Judges and How They Made the Common Law, (2013) 59 (1) McGill Law Journal 211 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2710763

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