THE PAST AND FUTURE OF PROCEDURE SCHOLARSHIP

James E. Pfander*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Written for a symposium honoring Steve Burbank’s contributions to procedure scholarship, this Essay takes Geoff Hazard’s monograph, Research in Civil Procedure, as its point of departure. Hazard was remarkably prescient in forecasting our modern predicament, posing timeless questions about the role of history and doctrine, the emphasis on normative claims and law reform, the centrality of legal theory, and the rise of empirical and other discipline based scholarship. After surveying the challenges facing legal scholars, procedural and otherwise, the Essay concludes with a note of appreciation for Burbank’s ability to couple a command of doctrinal nuance with sophisticated empirics in crafting a powerful account of the variegated institutions of procedural law reform.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2495-2527
Number of pages33
JournalUniversity of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
Volume23
Issue number6
StatePublished - 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Law

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'THE PAST AND FUTURE OF PROCEDURE SCHOLARSHIP'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this