Reprint of the 1917 ed Includes bibliographical references and index pt. 1. The problem of the judge: Judicial freedom of decision, its necessity and method, by F. Gény. Judicial freedom of decision, its principles and objects, by E. Ehrlich. Dialecticism and technicality; the need of sociological method, by J. G. Gmelin. Equity and law, by G. Kiss. The perils of emotionalism, by F. Berolzheimer. Judicial interpretation of enacted law, by J. Kohler. Courts and legislation, by R. Pound. The operation of the judicial function in English law, by H. B. Gerland. Codified law and case-law, by É. Lambert. Methods of juridical thinking, by K. G. Wurzel.-- pt. 2. The problem of the legislator: methods for scientific codification, by A. Alvarez. The legislative technic of modern civil codes, by F. Gény. Scientific method in legislative drafting, by E. Freund