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Semester 2

Legal realism, prominent from 1920 to 1940, emphasizes law as a social science influenced by sociology, economics, psychology, and philosophy. Key figures include Oliver Wendell Holmes, Karl Llewellyn, and Jerome Frank, with Llewellyn arguing that the actions of law officials in disputes constitute the law. The movement is grounded in pragmatism, viewing the real world as the primary laboratory for legal understanding.

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Legal realism, prominent from 1920 to 1940, emphasizes law as a social science influenced by sociology, economics, psychology, and philosophy. Key figures include Oliver Wendell Holmes, Karl Llewellyn, and Jerome Frank, with Llewellyn arguing that the actions of law officials in disputes constitute the law. The movement is grounded in pragmatism, viewing the real world as the primary laboratory for legal understanding.

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Semester 2

Legal realism

-oliver Wendell holmes , karl llewellyn , Jerome frank

- the movement based on pragmatism , was popular from 1920 to 1940 . Legal realism viewed law as
more of a social science , with sociology , economics , psychology and philosophy as its guides .

- To the realists , the laboratory is the real world .

KARL LLEWELLYN

-Columbia Law professor , contended that what law officials do about disputes is the law itself .

- To Llewellyn , rules are

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