Law and the shaping of American foreign policy: from the Gilded Age to the New Era

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Lawyers dominated American foreign policy from the Gilded Age until the end of the Second World War. American foreign policy leaders of the time were lawyers school in classical legal ideology. This led them to believe that international law, rather than strategic balances of power, would be the most effective guarantee of international peace and stability.

International Affairs, Public affairs, Treaties & Intnl Law, History, Public opinion, 20th century AD, International law, 19th century AD, Legal philosophy, Balance of power, Foreign policy

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Are the Woolf reforms an antidote for the cost disease? The problem of the increasing cost of litigation and English attempts at a solution

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The author addresses the question of whether the case management reforms of the 1998 Civil Procedure Rules in the United Kingdom will actually reduce litigation costs in the long run. Topics include the basic cost disease hypothesis.

United Kingdom, Finance, Lawyers' fees, Civil procedure

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Professional partnerships, competition and the evolution of firm cuture: the case of law firms

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The ability of lawyers to transfer between law firms has led to increased law firm competition and also had consequences relating to the relationship between lawyers. The effects and costs of this trend are analyzed.

Labor force information, Competition (Economics), Economic aspects, Employment, Law firms, Labor mobility, Labour mobility

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