Ричард А. Познер – лучшие книги

A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. When conventional legal materials enable judges to ascertain the true facts of a case and apply clear pre-existing legal rules to them, Posner argues, they do so straightforwardly; that is the domain of legalist reasoning. However, in non-routine cases, the conventional materials run out and judges are on their own, navigating uncharted seas with equipment consisting of experience, emotions, and often unconscious beliefs. In doing so, they…

Наиболее заметным событием в юридической мысли после Второй мировой войны было возникновение и развитие междисциплинарных правовых исследований — приложения социальных и гуманитарных наук к праву в надежде сделать право менее формалистическим, более практичным и более обоснованным в эмпирическом отношении. Книга Ричарда Познера, одного из лидеров этого движения, посвящена стремительно расширяющимся рубежам данной области исследований. В ней рассматриваются пять основных направлений междисциплинарной работы: экономика, история, психология, эпистемология права и эмпирическое изучение права. Эти подходы взаимно пересекаются и образуют связный…

A Failure of Capitalism – The Crisis of ?08 and the Descent into Depression

The federal courts are the world's most powerful judiciary and a vital element of the American political system. In recent decades, these courts have experienced unprecedented growth in caseload and personnel. Many judges and lawyers believe that a crisis in quantity is imperiling the ability of the federal judiciary to perform its historic function of administering justice fairly and expeditiously. In a substantially revised edition of his 1985 book The Federal Courts: Crisis and Reform, Chief Judge Richard A. Posner of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit provides a comprehensive evaluation of the federal judiciary and a detailed programme of judicial reform.

What makes a great judge? How are reputations forged? Why do some reputations endure, while others crumble? And how can we know whether a reputation is fairly deserved? In this ambitious book, Richard Posner confronts these questions in the case of Benjamin Cardozo. The result is both a revealing portrait of one of the most influential legal minds of our century and a model for a new kind of study—a balanced, objective, critical assessment of a judicial career.

"The present compact and unflaggingly interesting volume . . . is a full-bodied scholarly biography. . . .It is illuminating in itself, and will serve as a significant contribution."—Paul A. Freund, New York Times Book Review

Are the elderly posing a threat to America's political system with their enormous clout? Are they stretching resources to the breaking point with their growing demands for care? Distinguished economist and legal scholar Richard A. Posner

Natural monopolies exist in those markets in which demand can be satisfied at lowest cost by the output of only one rather than several competing firms. Under such conditions, conventional wisdom suggests that government regulation must substitute