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Book SynopsisLaw as Engineering proposes a radically new way of thinking about law, as a profession and discipline concerned with design rather than with litigation, and having much in common with engineering in the way it produces devices useful for its clients.
Trade Review'This scholarly text is well written, well footnoted and contains a substantial bibliography. It will be of particular interest to the legal profession. It should be of interest not only in academic law libraries but also in public libraries given that it will appeal to a broad array of thinkers and inquiring minds.' --Louise Robertson,
Canadian Law Library Review'This book would be an excellent addition to any academic law library. . . Howarth's work is especially valuable for its focus on and analysis of the nature of transactional work, providing a framework for discussion on how lawyers work and how their methods can be improved.'
--Alissa Black-Dorward, Law Library Journal
'The book is well referenced throughout as one would expect with Elgar's highly academic publications. . . There is always a place for a new concept in the incomplete and developing world of jurisprudence and Howarth treats us to a delightful option which will amuse some, baffle others but generally adds to the continuing legal and philosophical debate which is the new twenty-first century jurisprudence.'
--Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. What do Lawyers do? 3. Law as Engineering 4. Implications (1) – Professional Ethics 5. Implications (2) – Legal Research and Teaching 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index
