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050			_aK 120 .H69 2013
100			_aHowarth, David _eauthor
245		0	_aLaw as engineering : _bthinking about what lawyers do / _cDavid Howarth
260			_aEngland : _bEdward Elgar Publishing, _cc2013
300			_aix, 237 pages ; _c24 cm.
365			_bUSD41.52
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. Introduction -- 2. What do Lawyers do? -- 3. Law as Engineering -- 4. Implications (1) - Professional Ethics -- 5. Implications (2) -Legal Research and Teaching -- 6. Conclusion.
520			_aLaw as Engineering proposes a radically new way of thinking about law, as a profession and discipline concerned with design rather than with litigation, and having much in common with engineering in the way it produces devices useful for its clients. It uses that comparison to propose ways of improving legal design, to advocate a transformation of legal ethics so that the profession learns from its role in the crash of 2008, and to reform legal education and research. Offering a totally new perspective, this book will be a fascinating read for law students and prospective law students, legal academics across all sub-fields, lawyers in government, especially those engaged in drafting legislation, and policymakers
650			_aLAW -- PHILOSOPHY
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