Richard H. Weisberg
Encyclopedia
Richard H. Weisberg is a professor of constitutional law
at the Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University
in New York City
, a leading scholar on law and literature
.
in 1965, Ph.D. degree from Cornell University
in 1970, and J.D. degree from Columbia University
in 1974.
He has written many articles and books on the law and literature movement, including The Failure of the Word, When Lawyers Write, and Poethics: and Other Strategies of Law and Literature.
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
at the Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, a leading scholar on law and literature
Law and literature
The law and literature movement focuses on the interdisciplinary connection between law and literature. This field has roots in two major developments in the intellectual history of law -- first, the growing doubt about whether law in isolation is a source of value and meaning, or whether it must...
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Biography
Weisberg received his B.A. degree from Brandeis UniversityBrandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
in 1965, Ph.D. degree from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1970, and J.D. degree from Columbia University
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...
in 1974.
He has written many articles and books on the law and literature movement, including The Failure of the Word, When Lawyers Write, and Poethics: and Other Strategies of Law and Literature.