Books by Allan C. (Osgoode Hall Law School Hutchinson

In a sequel to the instant classic Is Eating People Wrong?, this book presents eight great cases in common law from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. Written in a highly accessible style, it is an ideal introduction to legal history and jurisprudence.

This book showcases eight judges that the author argues exemplify judicial greatness and looks at what role they play in law and society, postulating qualities of judges who in their judicial tenures have shown vision and inventiveness that has fundamentally influenced the impact of law on society.

Great cases are those judicial decisions around which the common law develops. This book explores the consequences and fallouts of eight exemplary cases from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia that depict the common law as a dynamic process.