Conflict of Laws (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Conflict of Laws<br><br>There are three general systems of legal instruction in use in American Law Schools - the lecture, the case, and the text method. Regardless of the relative superiority of one to the others, the author is convinced, after seven years teaching experience, that no one of these methods alone is adequate to sound, thorough instruction in the law. In his presentation of this difficult subject in the class-room, he has produced satisfactory results only by a combination of text, cases, and lecture in proper proportion. The value of a text in stating the principles of the law in brief form can not be denied. The necessity of reading leading decisions that support and apply those principles is indisputable. And finally, there is the general discussion in class; the Instructor when necessary, expounding the subject, imparting the benefits of his knowledge and experience and observation, thereby arousing and sustaining interest in the work; these are the things that elevate instruction from the mechanical to the intellectual.<br><br>In presenting this text therefore, the author makes no defense. He has embodied the fundamentals of the subject in the text in simple form. He has scrupulously selected the leading decisions and included them in the notes, where they are identified by large conspicuous citation. Finally, instead of merely stating the law, he has by clear simple language explained it, so as to reproduce, as far as possible, the full value of the class instruction. It is this very feature, it is believed, that will commend it for Law School purposes to Instructor and class alike.<br><br>While hopeful of the success of this, his first literary effort, the author is nevertheless humanly conscious that errors will be found, and for these he assumes complete responsibility.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.