Preface to Legal Realism to Law in Action: Innovative Law Courses at UW-Madison
Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1735
William Clune, Preface to LEGAL REALISM TO LAW IN ACTION: INNOVATIVE LAW COURSES AT UW-MADISON (William Clune ed., Quid Pro Books) (2021).
8 Pages Posted: 22 Dec 2021
Date Written: December 21, 2021
Abstract
This is the preface to the book LEGAL REALISM TO LAW IN ACTION: INNOVATIVE LAW COURSES AT UW-MADISON. This book is a collection of papers and interviews written for an event honoring Professor Herman Goldstein who has since passed away. It is about four innovative courses, including Goldstein’s, developed by faculty of the Wisconsin Law School from 1950-1970. These courses reflected the goals of legal realism, an emphasis on law in action, and the growing importance of social science and empirical research (law and social science).
Keywords: Legal History, Legal Education, University of Wisconsin Law School, Willard Hurst, Herman Goldstein, Frank Remington, William Whitford, Stewart Macaulay, Dirk Hartog, Malcolm Feeley, Cecelia Klingle, Keith Findley, Michael Scott, Walter Dickey, Legal Realism, Law in Action
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