Commentaries on American Law
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Commentaries on American Law is a foundational 19th-century legal treatise that systematically organized and explained American common law and greatly influenced U.S. legal education and jurisprudence.
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| instanceOf |
book
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legal treatise ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ |
| aim |
to adapt Blackstone's framework to American conditions
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to systematize American case law and statutes ⓘ |
| author | James Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures delivered at Columbia College ⓘ |
| citedBy |
U.S. Supreme Court
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state supreme courts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversTopic |
U.S. constitutional law
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commercial law ⓘ contracts ⓘ criminal law principles ⓘ domestic relations ⓘ equity ⓘ law of nations ⓘ property law ⓘ state constitutional law ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundational 19th-century American legal treatise ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1826 ⓘ |
| genre | legal literature ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | available in online legal archives ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple revised editions in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | long-term influence on doctrinal development in U.S. law ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early American Republic ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1826 ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American judges
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American jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. legal education ⓘ development of American common law ⓘ |
| influencedBy | William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authoritative secondary source on American law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American common law
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United States law NERFINISHED ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ |
| notableEditor | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (later editor of an edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
1820s
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1830s ⓘ |
| publisher | O. Halsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | systematic exposition of American law ⓘ |
| title | Commentaries on American Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | law school textbook ⓘ |
| usedIn | 19th-century American legal education ⓘ |
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume I
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume II
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume III
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume IV
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Commentaries on the Law of Bailments
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Commentaries on the Law of Agency