
rjm1000@cam.ac.uk
Reader Emeritus in Law
Bencher (Lincoln's Inn)
Research centres and interest groups
Publications
Books
Evidence (Core text), 2017) 9th Edition
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ISBN:
9780198788720
Published May 2017
Commercial Law: Text, Materials and Cases (with MA Clarke, RJA Hooley, LS Sealy, AM Tettenborn and PG Turner), 2017) 5th Edition
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9780199692088
Published Apr 2017
Agency: Law and Principles, 2016) 3rd Edition

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ISBN 13:
9780198784685
Published Sep 2016
Evidence (Core Text) (Oxford University Press), 2011) 6th Edition
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978-0-19-960050-2
Published Apr 2011
Agency: Law and Principles, 2010)
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Published Jul 2010
Evidence (Core Text), 2009) 5th Edition
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ISBN 13:
978-0-19-955433-1
Published Apr 2009
Evidence (Core Text), 2007) 4th Edition
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Published May 2007
Evidence (Core Text), 2005) 3rd Edition
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Published Jun 2005
Evidence, Butterworths Student Statutes, 2003) 5th Edition
Comparative Legal Studies: Traditions and Transitions (with Pierre Legrand (Ed)) (eds), 2003)
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ISBN:
0521818117
ISBN 13:
9780521818117
Published Aug 2003
Evidence, 2003) 2nd Edition
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Published Jun 2003
An Outline of the Law of Agency (with Basil S. Markesinis), 1998) 4th Edition
Articles
"Appealing Contempt of Court: Parliament's Homeric Nod" [2012] Stat. L.R. 354
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[2012] Stat. L.R. 354
Published: Sep 2012
"Case Management, Disclosure and the Rules of Evidence" (2012) 176 C.L. & J. 377-80
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(2012) 176 C.L. & J. 377-80
Published: Mar 2012
"Refreshing Memory: Previous Statements that Fail to Revive Witnesses’ Memories" (2012) 176 C.L. & J. 213-6
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(2012) 176 C.L. & J. 213-6
Published: Feb 2012
"Interpretation of Legislation in England: The Expanding Quest for Parliamentary Intention" (2011) 75 RabelsZ 764-86
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(2011) 75 RabelsZ 764-86
Published: Apr 2011
"Athwal and All That: Previous Statements, Narrative, and the Taxonomy of Hearsay" [2010] J. Crim. Law 415-433
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[2010] J. Crim. Law 415-433
Published: Aug 2010
"Single-Act Propensity" [2010] J. Crim. Law 128-145
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[2010] J. Crim. Law 128-145
Published: Mar 2010
"The Province of the Prerogative of Mercy Determined" (2009) 173 JPN 181
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(2009) 173 JPN 181
Published: Mar 2009
"Suppressing Dissent" (2008) 172 JPN 830
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(2008) 172 JPN 830
Published: Nov 2008
"La contumace (défaut criminel): la necessité de la présence du prévenu en droit anglais" (2008) Essais de philosophie pénale et de criminologie, vol. 7, pp. 279-296
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(2008) Essais de philosophie pénale et de criminologie, vol. 7, pp. 279-296
Published: Sep 2008
"The Bridge that Choked a Watercourse or Repetitive Dictionary Disorder" [2008] 29 Statute Law Review 26-44
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[2008] 29 Statute Law Review 26-44
Published: Aug 2008
"Misconduct that "has to do with the alleged facts of the offence with which the defendant is charged" ... More or Less" [2008] J. Crim. Law 214-35
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[2008] J. Crim. Law 214-35
Published: Jun 2008
"In the Wake of 'Good Governance': Impact Assessments and the Politicisation of Statutory Interpretation" (2008) 71 Modern Law Review 386-413
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(2008) 71 Modern Law Review 386-413
Published: May 2008
"Preservation of the Common Law and the Perpetuation of Error: Section 118(1), r. 4(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003" (2008) 172 J.P. 348-354
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(2008) 172 J.P. 348-354
Published: May 2008
"Legislation that would 'Preserve' the Common Law: The Case of the Declaration of Intention" (2008) 124 Law Quarterly Review 46-71
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(2008) 124 Law Quarterly Review 46-71
Published: Jan 2008
"Of Law Clerks and Judicial Assistants" (2007) 171 Justice of the Peace 455-60
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(2007) 171 Justice of the Peace 455-60
Published: Jul 2007
"The Quick and the Dead: Who Counts as a 'Person' under s. 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003?" [2007] 71 Journal of Criminal Law 238-58
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[2007] 71 Journal of Criminal Law 238-58
Published: May 2007
"The Judicial Discretion to Admit Hearsay Evidence" (2007) 171 Justice of the Peace 276-284
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(2007) 171 Justice of the Peace 276-284
Published: Apr 2007
"Judicial Footnotes: A Footnote (with Footnotes)" (2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 864-870
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(2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 864-870
Published: Nov 2006
"Fish with Feathers: English Judgments with Footnotes" (2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 444-8
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(2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 444-8
Published: Jun 2006
"Coming of Age in the Privy Council" (2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 244-248
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(2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 244-248
Published: Apr 2006
"Case Management, Similar Fact Evidence in Civil Cases, and a Divided Law of Evidence" (2006) 10 International Journal of Evidence and Proof 81-103
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(2006) 10 International Journal of Evidence and Proof 81-103
Published: Apr 2006
"The Purposes of Gateway (g): Yet Another Problematic of the Criminal Justice Act 2003" [2006] Criminal Law Review 300-318
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[2006] Criminal Law Review 300-318
Published: Mar 2006
"Exemplum Habemus: Reflections on the Judicial Studies Board's Specimen Directions" [2006] 70 Journal of Criminal Law 27-74
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[2006] 70 Journal of Criminal Law 27-74
Published: Feb 2006
"Explanatory Notes and Statutory Interpretation" (2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 124-132
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(2006) 170 Justice of the Peace 124-132
Published: Feb 2006
"Cut-Throat Defences and the 'Propensity to be Untruthful' under Section 104 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003" [2005] Criminal Law Review 624-37
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[2005] Criminal Law Review 624-37
Published: Aug 2005
"The Court, the Dictionary, and the True Meaning of 'Oppression': A Neo-Socratic Dialogue on English Legal Method" [2005] 26 Statute Law Review 103-24
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[2005] 26 Statute Law Review 103-24
Published: May 2005
"Bad Character Rules and Riddles: 'Explanatory Notes' and True Meanings of Section 103(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003" [2005] Criminal Law Review 337-54
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[2005] Criminal Law Review 337-54
Published: Apr 2005
""Round up the Usual Suspects!" or What We Have to Fear from Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2005) 169 Justice of the Peace 328-35"
Published: Mar 2005
"What Constitutes 'Other Reprehensible Behaviour' under the Bad Character Provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003?" [2005] Criminal Law Review 24-43
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[2005] Criminal Law Review 24-43
Published: Jan 2005
"Reasoning without Dissent; Dissenting without Reason" (2004) 168 Justice of the Peace 968-75 and 991-1,000
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(2004) 168 Justice of the Peace 968-75 and 991-1,000
Published: Dec 2004
"Lawyers and Latin" (2004) 168 Justice of the Peace 775-9
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(2004) 168 Justice of the Peace 775-9
Published: Oct 2004
"Law Reports, Transcripts, and the Fabric of the Criminal Law - A Speculation" [2004] 68 J. Crim. Law 227-243
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[2004] 68 J. Crim. Law 227-243
Published: May 2004
"Failures to Mention Facts, the 'Pre-prepared Statement', and the Reality of Legal Representation" (2004) The Criminal Lawyer, No. 138, p. 3
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(2004) The Criminal Lawyer, No. 138, p. 3
Published: Jan 2004
"Adverse Denial and Purposive Confession" [2003] Criminal Law Review 850
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[2003] Criminal Law Review 850
Published: Dec 2003
"Judicial Configurations: Permutations of the Court and Properties of Judgment" [2002] Cambridge Law Journal 612
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[2002] Cambridge Law Journal 612
Published: Sep 2002
"Transcripts: Bane or Boon?" (2002) 2 Legal Information Management No 2, p. 32
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(2002) 2 Legal Information Management No 2, p. 32
Published: Jun 2002
"'All for One and One for All': The Rise to Prominence of the Composite Judgment in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal" [2002] Cambridge Law Journal 321
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[2002] Cambridge Law Journal 321
Published: May 2002
"Law Reporting: Maintaining a Literate Common Law" (2002) 166 Justice of the Peace 284
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(2002) 166 Justice of the Peace 284
Published: Apr 2002
"Inferences and Explanations" (2002) Archbold News No. 2, p. 6
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(2002) Archbold News No. 2, p. 6
Published: Mar 2002
"Judicial Studies Board Specimen Directions and the Enforcement of Orthodoxy: A Modest Case Study" [2002] Journal of Criminal Law 158
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[2002] Journal of Criminal Law 158
Published: Feb 2002
"Over-Citation: Stemming the Tide" (2002) 166 Justice of the Peace (Part 1) 6, (part 2) 29 and (Part 3) 83
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(2002) 166 Justice of the Peace (Part 1) 6, (part 2) 29 and (Part 3) 83
Published: Jan 2002
"Sham Marriages and Spousal Compellability" [2001] Journal of Criminal Law 336
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[2001] Journal of Criminal Law 336
Published: Aug 2001
"'Official' Law Reports, Neutral Citation and Other Curiosities: Another Visit to the Grand Canon" (2001) 165 Justice of the Peace 342
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(2001) 165 Justice of the Peace 342
Published: May 2001
"'New Sections for Old!'" (2001) 151 New Law Journal 699
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(2001) 151 New Law Journal 699
Published: May 2001
"The 'Official' Law Reports" (2001) 165 Justice of the Peace 162
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(2001) 165 Justice of the Peace 162
Published: Mar 2001
"Does Latin Impede Legal Understanding?" (2000) 164 Justice of the Peace 995
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(2000) 164 Justice of the Peace 995
Published: Dec 2000
"Le principe de la legalite dans les pays de common law" (1999) Revue penitentiaire et de droit penal 335
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(1999) Revue penitentiaire et de droit penal 335
Published: Jul 1999
"What Constitutes a Good Character?" [1997] Criminal Law Review 247
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[1997] Criminal Law Review 247
Published: Apr 1997
"Inferences from Silence and European Human Rights Law" [1996] Criminal Law Review 370
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[1996] Criminal Law Review 370
Published: Jun 1996
"The Bench Books: Can the Judiciary Keep a Secret?" [1996] Criminal Law Review 296
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[1996] Criminal Law Review 296
Published: May 1996
"What do the French think of their Jury? Views from Poitiers and Paris" (1995) 15 Legal Studies 66
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(1995) 15 Legal Studies 66
Published: Jan 1995
"The Paradox of Cross-Examination to Credit: Too Close for Comfort" [1994] Cambridge Law Journal 303
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[1994] Cambridge Law Journal 303
Published: Jul 1994
"Comparative Law and English Law's Character Evidence Rules" (1993) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 589
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(1993) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 589
Published: Sep 1993
"Jury Trial, Continental-Style" (1993) 13 Legal Studies 204
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(1993) 13 Legal Studies 204
Published: Apr 1993
"Musings on the Dying Declaration" (1993) 22 Anglo-American Law review 42
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(1993) 22 Anglo-American Law review 42
Published: Feb 1993
"Trials of Defendants in Handcuffs" (1993) 157 Justice of the Peace 35
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(1993) 157 Justice of the Peace 35
Published: Jan 1993
"Bentham, Bacon, and the Movement for the Reform of English Law Reporting" (1992) 4 Utilitas 299
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(1992) 4 Utilitas 299
Published: Jun 1992
"Directing Juries on the Defendant's Good Character" [1991] Journal of Criminal Law 521
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[1991] Journal of Criminal Law 521
Published: Nov 1991
"Name Suppression: An Adjunct to the Presumption of Innocence and to Mitigation of Sentence" [1991] Criminal Law Review 680 and 753
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[1991] Criminal Law Review 680 and 753
Published: Aug 1991
"Hostile Witnesses and the Admission of Statements under Section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988" [1991] Criminal Law Review 349
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[1991] Criminal Law Review 349
Published: May 1991
"Salvaging the Law of Agency" [1991] Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 1
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[1991] Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 1
Published: Feb 1991
"Proof of Guilt by Association under Section 74 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984" [1990] Criminal Law Review 236
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[1990] Criminal Law Review 236
Published: Apr 1990
"Irregular Disclosure of Evidence of Bad Character" [1990] Criminal Law Review 92
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[1990] Criminal Law Review 92
Published: Jan 1990
"Calling a Hostile Witness" [1989] Criminal Law Review 866
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[1989] Criminal Law Review 866
Published: Dec 1989
"A Reform that Almost Wasn't" [1989] New Zealand Law Journal 345
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[1989] New Zealand Law Journal 345
Published: Oct 1989
"The Admissibility of Evidence of Propensity in Common Law Jurisdictions" (1989) 19 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 223
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(1989) 19 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 223
Published: Jun 1989
"The Capacity to Execute an Enduring Power of Attorney in New Zealand and England" [1989] 13 New Zealand Universities Law Review 253
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[1989] 13 New Zealand Universities Law Review 253
Published: Apr 1989
"Handcuffing the Defendant" (1989) 139 New Law Journal 47
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(1989) 139 New Law Journal 47
Published: Jan 1989
"Handling the Evidential Exception" [1987] Crimial Law Review 345
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[1987] Crimial Law Review 345
Published: Jun 1987
"The Judge who answered his Critics" [1987] Cambridge Law Journal 303
Citation:
[1987] Cambridge Law Journal 303
Published: May 1987
"The Wilder Permutations of Section 1(f) of the Criminal Evidence Act 1898" [1987] 7 Legal Studies 137
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[1987] 7 Legal Studies 137
Published: Mar 1987
"Stepping beyond the Bounds of Credibility: the Application of Section 1(f)(ii) of the Criminal Evidence Act 1898" [1986] Criminal Law Review 511
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[1986] Criminal Law Review 511
Published: Aug 1986
"The French Law of Surnames: A Study in Rights of Property, Personality and Privacy" (1986) 6 Legal Studies 79
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(1986) 6 Legal Studies 79
Published: Mar 1986
"The Girl they named Manhattan: the Law of Forenames in France and England" (1985) 5 Legal Studies 331
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(1985) 5 Legal Studies 331
Published: Sep 1985
"Corroboration and the Partial Admission" [1985] Criminal Law Review 190
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[1985] Criminal Law Review 190
Published: Apr 1985
"Legislating in Defence of the French Language" [1985] Cambridge Law Journal 218
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[1985] Cambridge Law Journal 218
Published: Mar 1985
"Reflections on the Criminal Evidence Act 1898" [1985] Cambridge Law Journal 62
Citation:
[1985] Cambridge Law Journal 62
Published: Mar 1985
"The Duties of Defence Counsel [1983] Criminal Law Review 703"
Published: Oct 1983
"The Common Lawyer's Philosophy of Legislation" (1983) 14 Rechtstheorie 191
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(1983) 14 Rechtstheorie 191
Published: Mar 1983
"Excluding the Expert Witness" [1981] Criminal Law Review 688
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[1981] Criminal Law Review 688
Published: Oct 1981
"Order in the Indictment" [1981] 1 Legal Studies 148
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[1981] 1 Legal Studies 148
Published: Mar 1981
"Tribunal Lore: Legalism and the Industrial Tribunals" (1981) Industrial Law Journal 146
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(1981) Industrial Law Journal 146
Published: Feb 1981
"The Uniform Interpretation of International Conventions" (1978) 27 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 450
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(1978) 27 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 450
Published: Oct 1978
"New Dimensions of Precedent" (1978) XIV Journal of the Society of Public Teachers of Law (New Series) 201
Citation:
(1978) XIV Journal of the Society of Public Teachers of Law (New Series) 201
Published: Apr 1978
"A Legal History of the Factor" (1977) 6 Anglo-American Law Review 221
Citation:
(1977) 6 Anglo-American Law Review 221
Published: Apr 1977
Book Chapters
"Judicial Opinion and Dissenting Opinion: A Paean to Dissent", Odùvodnìní soudního rozhodnutí / The Judicial Opinion / Begründung von Gerichtsentscheidung, 2011), pp. 515-76
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515-76
Published May 2011
"Configuring Reason" (with Stefan Vogenauer & Hans Adenas), A Matter of Style? The Form of Judgments in the United Kingdom and Abroad: Papers Delivered at a Seminar in Honour of Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill in Oxford, June 20 and 21, 2008 (Forthcoming), 2009)
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Published Sep 2009