American Law Institute

American Law Institute

Das American Law Institute wurde 1923 gegründet. Seine Aufgabe besteht in der Systematisierung des amerikanischen common law. Diese Überblicke werden in Form von restatements of the law herausgegeben. Es hat seinen Sitz in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).

Direktoren

  • William Draper Lewis (1923–1947)
  • Herbert Funk Goodrich (1947–1962)
  • Herbert Wechsler (1963–1984)
  • Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. (1984–1999)
  • Lance Liebman (seit 1999)

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