Howard, Philip K.

Life without lawyers : liberating Americans from too much law / Philip K. Howard. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009. - 221 pages. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218).

The boundaries of law -- The freedom to take risks -- The authority to be fair -- The boundaries of lawsuits -- Bureaucracy can't teach -- The freedom to judge others -- Responsibility in Washington -- The freedom to make a difference.

A darkly humorous assessment of what the author identifies as a loss of freedom to make sense of daily choices in America cites such dilemmas as inane safety warnings and the growing powerlessness of business and educational leaders, in a call-to-action that argues for more empowering, common-sense boundaries of law.

9780393065664 (hardcover) 0393065669 (hardcover)

2008047760

GBA908906 bnb

014889934 Uk


Litigious paranoia--United States.
Reforma legal--Estados Unidos
Derecho

KF 384 / H851l 2009

349.73