'David Howarth's Law as Engineering is a profound contribution to
the law. Evoking the level of originality associated with
pioneering contributions to law and economics half a century ago,
Howarth's book aligns law, not on economics, but on engineering
styles of thought and problem solving. His analysis sheds deep
light on a 21st century world where the work of transactional and
legislative lawyers, who design and build social structures and
devices much as engineers do physical ones, is becoming ever more
important and complex, with far-reaching implications for both
legal ethics and legal education.' - Scott Boorman, Professor, Yale
University, US 'This is a brilliant, highly original analysis of
what lawyers actually do and what they ought to do in order to
protect their clients and the public. It will rescue lawyers from
the kinds of behaviour that contributed to the financial crash. It
also points legal education and research in important new
directions.' - Sir Bob Hepple, Professor, QC FBA 'This book brings
an important new perspective to a consideration of what lawyers do,
and of what they are for. The implications explored in the book are
an immensely valuable contribution to thinking on the future
development of legal education and training. It should be read by
everyone responsible for recruiting or training others for the law,
whether in the public or the private sector.' - Sir Stephen Laws
KCB, QC(Hon), LLD(Hon), First Parliamentary Counsel Law 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. It uses that comparison
to propose ways of improving legal design, to advocate a
transformation of legal ethics so that the profession learns from
its role in the crash of 2008, and to reform legal education and
research. Offering a totally new perspective, this book will be a
fascinating read for law students and prospective law students,
legal academics across all sub-fields, lawyers in government,
especially those engaged in drafting legislation, and policymakers.
Contents: 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
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