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Owen Fiss

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Owen Fiss · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Constitutional and procedure scholar; influential critic of settlement ('Against Settlement')

When

1938, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Owen Fiss is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Constitutional and procedure scholar; influential critic of settlement ('Against Settlement')

How & why

Owen Fiss is an American legal scholar and Sterling Professor at Yale Law School, influential in constitutional law and civil procedure, whose essay 'Against Settlement' shaped debate over the value of adjudication versus settlement. He is known for a public-values conception of the courts. He was born to a Jewish family in New York City.

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Constitutional and procedure scholar; influential critic of settlement ('Against Settlement')

1938

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence