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STEPHEN BREYER ON THE SUPREME COURT, INSCRIBED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
BREYER, STEPHEN.
The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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STEPHEN BREYER ON THE SUPREME COURT, INSCRIBED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
BREYER, STEPHEN. The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. Hardcover, dust jacket. Light shelfwear.
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON THE TITLE PAGE: "To Ruth, My friend & colleague—21 years (!)—together—(and often with others too) / with much admiration, appreciation, in friendship & affection / Stephen."
Breyer's book, published in 2015, argues against judicial isolationism in an increasingly interconnected world. In his 20 years on the court, Breyer writes, he has seen with each year a greater number of cases involving foreign questions. To answer these intelligently, courts need to be versed in international as well as US law; to do otherwise is to "try to navigate the globe with a blindfold." Ginsburg shared Breyer's views on the importance of considering international law—not surprising given her early studies of the Swedish legal system.
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON THE TITLE PAGE: "To Ruth, My friend & colleague—21 years (!)—together—(and often with others too) / with much admiration, appreciation, in friendship & affection / Stephen."
Breyer's book, published in 2015, argues against judicial isolationism in an increasingly interconnected world. In his 20 years on the court, Breyer writes, he has seen with each year a greater number of cases involving foreign questions. To answer these intelligently, courts need to be versed in international as well as US law; to do otherwise is to "try to navigate the globe with a blindfold." Ginsburg shared Breyer's views on the importance of considering international law—not surprising given her early studies of the Swedish legal system.