Classic lectures on philosophy of law by practising attorney and teacher, later justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Companion to his "The Nature of the Judicial Process."
Judge Cardozo develops further in this book the theory of law expressed in "The Nature of Judicial Process. "Having dealt with the question, "How do I decide a case?" he now asks, "How "should "I decide it?"
"The present work glows with the same passionate sincerity that marks his judicial utterances . . . facility of expression, breadth of imagination, and lucidity of thought."--"Columbia"" Law Review"
