John H. Langbein

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1Legal terms / Death customs / Notary / Will / Testamentary capacity / Attestation clause / No-contest clause / Probate / Testator / Law / Common law / Inheritance

LIVING PROBATE: THE CONSERVATORSHIP MODEL John H. Langbein*t Within the last year or so there has been a considerable revival of interest in the subject of living probate. In 1977 the state of North Dakota enacted the fi

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 14:55:03
2Political economy / Income distribution / Capital / Taxation in the United States / Wealth / Estate tax in the United States / Capital accumulation / Property / Distribution of wealth / Economics / Law / Inheritance

THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY REVOLUTION IN FAMILY WEALTH TRANSMISSION John H. Langbein* The ancient field of trust-and-estate law has entered upon a period of serious decline. In some law firms, even seasoned practitioners have

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 14:50:40
3Common law / Property law / Real property law / Legal terms / Probate / Uniform Probate Code / Concurrent estate / Totten trust / Trust law / Law / Private law / Inheritance

THE NONPROBATE REVOLUTION AND THE FUTURE OF THE LAW OF SUCCESSION John H. Langbein* The popular demand for probate avoidance has coincided with a fundamental change in the nature of wealth. Mogt property now takes the fo

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 14:57:50
4Juries / Court systems / Plea bargain / Legal terms / Plea / Jury trial / Nolo contendere / Adversarial system / Factual basis / Law / Criminal law / Criminal procedure

LAND WITHOUT PLEA BARGAINING: HOW THE GERMANS DO IT John H. Langbein*t As the death grip of adversary procedure has tightened around the common law criminal trial, trial has ceased to be workable as a routine dispositive

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 14:54:42
5Criminal procedure / United States evidence law / Best evidence rule / Federal Rules of Evidence / Evidence / Jury / Witness / Rules of evidence / Citation signal / Law / Evidence law / Juries

HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE: A VIEW FROM THE RYDER SOURCES John H. Langbein* The main work of a legal system is deciding matters of past fact. Blackstone remarked that "experience will abundantly show,

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 14:53:58
6Economics / Financial risk / Financial services / Diversification / Modern portfolio theory / Investment strategy / Stock market / Socially responsible investing / Mutual fund / Financial economics / Finance / Investment

SOCIAL INVESTING AND THE LAW OF TRUSTS Posner** John H. Langbein * andRichard-l. In October 1979 the United Auto Workers negotiated a threeyear labor contract with the Chrysler Corporation containing a provision that up

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 15:01:18
7Court systems / Criminal procedure / Legal professions / Jury / Legal procedure / Justice of the Peace / Juries in England and Wales / Vicinage Clause / Bail / Law / Government / Juries

The Origins of Public Prosecution at Common Law * by JOHN H. LANGBEIN ** However fundamental he may appear to us, the public prosecutor was an historical latecomer. Judge and jury we can trace back to the high Middle Age

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 14:58:24
8Evidence law / Legal procedure / Juries / Adversarial system / Miranda warning / Right to silence / Acquittal / Trial / Self-incrimination / Law / Criminal procedure / Criminal law

THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELFINCRIMINATION AT COMMON LAW John H. Langbein* The appearance of the privilege against self-incrimination - the guaranty that no person "shall be compelled in any crimin

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9Legal history / Court systems / Criminal procedure / John H. Langbein / Jury trial / Comparative law / Inquisitorial system / Common law / Appeal / Law / Legal procedure / Juries

AMERICAN CASEBOOK SERIES Comparative Criminal Procedure: GERMANY

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Language: English - Date: 2012-03-15 11:37:02
10Trust law / Massachusetts business trust / Beneficiary / Settlor / Hague Trust Convention / Express trust / Fiduciary / Testamentary trust / Trustee / Law / Civil law / Equity

Article The Contractarian Basis of the Law of Trusts John H. Langbein CONTENTS I.

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Language: English - Date: 2009-10-08 14:52:08
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