In this short and elegantly written book Neil Duxbury addresses the important question of the relationship between legal academics and the judiciary In his conclusion, Duxbury promises us a future and fuller study of law as an academic discipline, a work to which this reviewer greatly looks forward.
Stephen Waddams
University of Toronto Law Journal
May 2001



Duxbury's book is essential reading for those who wish to think about the current state of English legal scholarship. As Duxbury himself observes the book leaves much more still to be done, 'this book is but a footstep on [a] formidable journey' (p. 118), but that step is a vital one.
Anthony Bradney
SLS Reporter
May 2001



This book is a contribution to a wider discussion of the relationship between the academy and the bench, and, within its parameters, provides insights on judicial decisin making as well as posing some persistent questions about research Law teachers will find much to challenge them within its pages.
Graeme Broadbent
The Law Teacher
May 2001



[The] preliminary chapters rapidly unsettle the stereotypical distinction of comparative law textbooks that Civil Law is 'scholar-made law' while Common Law is 'the creation of the judges' [T]he 'envoi' proclaims the book's scope to have been narrow. But this is no mere jeu d'esprit: Duxbury's text is richly footnoted and full of intriguing references to further reading.
Elspeth Reid
Edinburgh Law Review
May 2001



[T]his study provides important insight on a topic that has needed to be addressed in comparative law, and for this reason both law professors and social scientists will want to read this valuable and thought-provoking study.
Jayanth K. Krishnan
The Law and Politics Book Review
May 2001



Thought-provoking, well-written and amply footnoted, this slim text belongs in academic law libraries.
Louise Robertson, Law Librarian, McGill University
Cahiers De Droit Europeen
June 2002



Professor Duxbury's small book provides some interesting reading on the relationship between academic scholarship and judges. He looks beyond mere citation counting in order to show that the influence that jurists have with judges can evolve in more subtle ways over time. The book includes an index and is extensively footnoted.
R. J. Snyder, The National Judicial College, Reno
International Journal of Legal Information
June 2002