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Oedipus Lex: Slips in interpretation and law
Peter Goodrich
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02 January 2018, pp. 381-395
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This essay addresses a perennial theme within the doctrine of common law. It is that of the Englishness of English law or alternatively, as Nietzsche once remarked, the lawfulness of being English. It is, ofcourse, a well-known and ironic historical fact that English law is a rather confused form oflocal French Law. The most obvious feature ofcommon law has been that for most of its history, it was recorded in Latin and argued and reported in a species of French. When William Camden sought to identify the most distinctive characteristic of the inhabitants of the Island Britannia, the only thing he could find about the origin of the word Britain was the ancient Gallic practice of painting the body with woad: ‘Brith… signifies anything that is painted and coloured over.’

Lawyers and the Making of English Land Law 1832-1940 by Stuart Anderson Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xv + 332 + (appendix, bibliography and index) 28pp. (hardback £40.00).
J. Howell
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02 January 2018, pp. 121-126
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Risks and Wrongs by Jules Coleman Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, xvii + 497 + index 10pp (hardback £45.00, paperback £15.95).
Peter Cane
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02 January 2018, pp. 396-415
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In the Highest Degree Odious: Detention Without Trial in Wartime Britain by A.W. Brian Simpson Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, x + 435 + (bibliography and index) 18 pp (hardback £35.00).
Richard Stone
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02 January 2018, pp. 267-271
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Justice in Dismissal: the law oftenination of employment by Hugh Collins. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xxiv + 274 + (index) 3pp. (hardback £30.00).
Bob Hepple
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02 January 2018, pp. 126-132
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Terrorism in Europe: An International Comparative Lcgal Analysis by Antonio Vercher Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xxii + 412 + (bibliography and index) 41 pp (hardback £45.00).
Clive Walker
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02 January 2018, pp. 415-423
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Common Law. Il diritto anglo-arnericano by Ugo Mattei Turin: UTET, 1992, xvi + 423 + (index) 6 pp (paperback 84.000 Italian lire).
Pierre Lecrand, Jr
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02 January 2018, pp. 271-275
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Child Victims - Crime, Impact, and Criminal Justice, by Jane Morgan and Lucia Zedner. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, vii + 188 + (appendix, bibliography and index) 20 pp (hardback £25.00; paperback £9.95).
Jennifer Temkin
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02 January 2018, pp. 132-134
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Francis Bacon by Daniel Coquillette Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1992, x + 310 + (appendix and index) 57 pp (hardback £30.00).
CG Hall
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02 January 2018, pp. 423-429
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Public Law and Political Theory by Martin Loughlin Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xii + 264 + (bibliography and index) 28 pp (hardback £30.00, paperback £11.95).
P. P. Craig
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02 January 2018, pp. 275-283
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02 January 2018, pp. 284-287
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Trade Descriptions: A Study of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 and Part III of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 by Richard J Bragg Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991 xxix + 227 + (appendices) 72 and (index) 8 pp (hardback £40.00).
Peter Cartwright
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02 January 2018, pp. 429-432
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Civil Liability and Public Authorities by Sue Arrowsmith South Humberside: Earlsgate Press, 1992, xxxi + 304 + (index) 10 pp (paperback £29.95).
P. P. Craig
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02 January 2018, pp. 135-138
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02 January 2018, pp. 433-435
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Lawyers and the Making of English Land Law 1832-1940 by Stuart Anderson Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xv + 332 + (appendix, bibliography and index) 28pp. (hardback £40.00).

Risks and Wrongs by Jules Coleman Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, xvii + 497 + index 10pp (hardback £45.00, paperback £15.95).

In the Highest Degree Odious: Detention Without Trial in Wartime Britain by A.W. Brian Simpson Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, x + 435 + (bibliography and index) 18 pp (hardback £35.00).

Justice in Dismissal: the law oftenination of employment by Hugh Collins. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xxiv + 274 + (index) 3pp. (hardback £30.00).

Terrorism in Europe: An International Comparative Lcgal Analysis by Antonio Vercher Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xxii + 412 + (bibliography and index) 41 pp (hardback £45.00).

Common Law. Il diritto anglo-arnericano by Ugo Mattei Turin: UTET, 1992, xvi + 423 + (index) 6 pp (paperback 84.000 Italian lire).

Child Victims - Crime, Impact, and Criminal Justice, by Jane Morgan and Lucia Zedner. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, vii + 188 + (appendix, bibliography and index) 20 pp (hardback £25.00; paperback £9.95).

Francis Bacon by Daniel Coquillette Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1992, x + 310 + (appendix and index) 57 pp (hardback £30.00).

Public Law and Political Theory by Martin Loughlin Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, xii + 264 + (bibliography and index) 28 pp (hardback £30.00, paperback £11.95).

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Trade Descriptions: A Study of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 and Part III of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 by Richard J Bragg Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991 xxix + 227 + (appendices) 72 and (index) 8 pp (hardback £40.00).

Civil Liability and Public Authorities by Sue Arrowsmith South Humberside: Earlsgate Press, 1992, xxxi + 304 + (index) 10 pp (paperback £29.95).

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