Are judges legally obligated to enforce an unjust law?
Contents Acknowledgments....................xiii1. INTRODUCTION: "THE JUSTICE OF THE COMMON LAW"....................12. THE COMMON LAW....................223. THE SOURCE-BASED ARGUMENT FOR THE JUDICIAL OBLIGATION TO APPLY THE LAW....................334. THE CONCEPTUAL ARGUMENT FOR THE JUDICIAL OBLIGATION TO APPLY THE LAW....................475. THE SOURCE-BASED ARGUMENT FOR THE JUDICIAL OBLIGATION TO DEVELOP THE LAW: PART I (ENGLAND)....................536. THE SOURCE-BASED ARGUMENT FOR THE JUDICIAL OBLIGATION TO DEVELOP THE LAW: PART II (UNITED STATES)....................797. THE CONCEPTUAL ARGUMENT FOR THE JUDICIAL OBLIGATION TO DEVELOP THE LAW....................1128. COMMON LAW REVIEW....................1389. COMMON LAW REVIEW IN TWO COMMON LAW SYSTEMS....................16910. CONCLUSION....................192Table of Authorities....................199Notes....................207References....................283Index....................301