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xv, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The functions of law and changing conceptions of how those functions may be achieved -- Problem-solving systems : the integration of problems, rules, procedures, skills ethics, culture, and philosophical concepts -- Problem-solving systems : the influence of context -- Problem-solving systems : an introduction to procedures -- At the boundary of changes : lawyers thinking preventively and proactively -- Preventive law : the Dauer matrix -- Preventive law : applying and defining the method -- Preventive practices : lessons from the construction industry / James P. Groton -- Proactive law : cross-border contracting / Helena Haapio -- The "ethics" obstacle : advocacy/adversarial rules of professional responsibility -- The "problem" obstacle (part I) : limitations of labels and imagination -- The "problem" obstacle (part II) : asking better questions and building better frames / Janeen Kerper -- The "truth" obstacle : legal truth and the dilemmas of post-enlightenment thought -- The cultural obstacle : understanding the inertia of expectations and self-interest -- A review of the emergence of the U/I/A paradigm and overview of part two -- The "what " of problem-solving : purpose, meaning, values, and goals -- The "what" of problem-solving : the fit and misfit of problems and procedures -- The "what" of problem-solving : tools and techniques of problem solving -- The "what" of therapeutic jurisprudence : introduction in the context of problem solving -- "Why now, and why like this?" -- The "how" of U/I/A : creativity, insight, and counseling / Janet Weinstein, Linda Morton, and Amy D. Ronner -- The "how" of U/I/A : in-house counsel / Michael J. Weaver and Robert G. Knaier -- The "how" of U/I/A : the judiciary and public defenders -- The "how" of U/I/A : the example of domestic violence / Rana Sampson -- The "how" of U/I/A : contractual relations -- The "how" of U/I/A : the meaning and building of trust / Douglas N. Turner -- Collaboration : a reprise on preventive law in the context of preventive medicine / Samantha Morton, Thomas D. Barton, and Jack Maypole |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Law -- Methodology.
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Law -- Philosophy.
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Practice of law.
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Mediation.
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Problem solving.
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| ISBN |
1600420761 paperback |
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9781600420764 paperback |
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