Ernst Freund
Encyclopedia
Ernst Freund was a noted American legal scholar. He received a Dr. Jur. from the University of Heidelberg (1884); a Ph. D. in political science from Columbia University
(1897) He was professor of political science at the University of Chicago
(1894–1902) and professor of law at Chicago (1903–32). He was John P. Wilson Professor of Law (1929–1932). Freund was principally responsible for the development of administrative law
in the United States
during the early twentieth century. He was one of the organizers of the Immigrants' Protective League (1908). The University of Chicago Law School
has established the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professorship of Law and Ethics in his honor, a seat currently held by philosopher Martha Nussbaum
.
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(1897) He was professor of political science at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
(1894–1902) and professor of law at Chicago (1903–32). He was John P. Wilson Professor of Law (1929–1932). Freund was principally responsible for the development of administrative law
Administrative law
Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the early twentieth century. He was one of the organizers of the Immigrants' Protective League (1908). The University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Law School was founded in 1902 as the graduate school of law at the University of Chicago and is among the most prestigious and selective law schools in the world. The U.S. News & World Report currently ranks it fifth among U.S...
has established the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professorship of Law and Ethics in his honor, a seat currently held by philosopher Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum , is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy and ethics....
.
Works
- (1897) The legal nature of corporations. University of Chicago Press.
- (1903) Empire and sovereignty. University of Chicago Press.
- (1904) Jurisprudence and legislation.
- (1904) The Police Power: Public Policy and Constitutional Rights. University of Chicago Press.
- (1908) (with Heinrich Brunner) The sources of English law. Little, Brown.
- (1911) Cases on administrative law selected from decisions of English and American courts. American casebook series.
- (1914) The problem of adequate legislative powers under state constitutions. Academy of Political Science.
- (1917) Standards of American Legislation. University of Chicago Press.
- (1919) Illegitimacy laws of the United States and certain foreign countries. Govt. Print. Off.
- (1922) (with Maurice Taylor Van Hecke) The teaching of statute law. University of North Carolina Press.
- (1923) (with Robert Virgil Fletcher, Joseph Edward Davies Cuthbert Winfred Pound, John Albert Kurtz, and Charles Nagel) The growth of American administrative law. Thomas Law Book Co.
- (1928) Administrative powers over persons and property; a comparative survey. University of Chicago Press.
- (1932) Legislative Regulation: A Study of the Ways and Means of Written Law. The Commonwealth Fund, New York.