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Wesley Hohfeld’s analytical framework for understanding legal relationships has profoundly shaped modern jurisprudence. This edited collection brings together Hohfeld’s seminal writings alongside newly available personal papers and original essays by leading legal scholars, offering fresh perspectives on his theoretical contributions.
Editors Henry E. Smith, Shyamkrishna Balganesh, and Ted M. Sichelman provide critical commentary that contextualizes Hohfeld’s work within contemporary legal discourse. The volume explores how his conceptual distinctions between rights, duties, powers, and liabilities continue to influence property law, contracts, and legal theory.
Ideal for legal scholars, law students, and anyone interested in the intellectual foundations of modern law, this Cambridge University Press publication serves as both a historical retrospective and a vital resource for understanding enduring debates in legal philosophy and doctrine.
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