The American Law Institute

A Centennial History

Andrew S. Gold and Robert W. Gordon

Offers a unique collection of essays on the American Law Institute's significance from the vantage point of its centennial, including treatment of both early history and current developments
Includes contributions from leading scholars who are experts in their fields (covering a variety of topics including legal history, criminal law, commercial law, and family law)
Provides an in-depth scholarly history of the ALI, its role in legal reform, and the various ways it has impacted law in the United States.

Part I: Founding and Development of the American Law Institute
Chapter 1: The American Law Institute at 100: A Three Decade Personal Reflection, Roberta Ramo
Chapter 2: The Need for Restatement of the Common Law: A Long Look Back, David Seipp
Chapter 3: The Work of The American Law Institute in Historical Context, Kenneth S. Abraham & G. Edward White
Chapter 4: Restating the Law in the Shadow of Codes: The ALI in Its Formative Era, Deborah A. DeMott

Part II: Restatements
Chapter 5: Canon and Fireworks: Reliance in the Restatements of Contracts and Reliance on Them, Richard Brooks
Chapter 6: Conflict of Laws in the ALI's First Century, Symeon C. Symeonides
Chapter 7: The Restatements of Trusts - Revisited, Naomi Cahn, Deborah Gordon, Allison Tait
Chapter 8: Torts in the American Law Institute, John C. P. Goldberg
Chapter 9: The Restatement of Property: The Curse of Incompleteness, Thomas W. Merrill
Chapter 10: The International Law Profile of the ALI, George A. Bermann
Chapter 11: Constructing a Legal Field: The Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers, W. Bradley Wendel
Chapter 12: A Short History of the Restatement of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment, Emily Sherwin

Part III: Codes
Chapter 13: The Uniform Commercial Code and the Ongoing Quest for an Efficient and Fair Commercial Law, Robert E. Scott
Chapter 14: From Restatement to Model Penal Code: The Progress and Perils of Criminal Law Reform, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan

Part IV: Principles
Chapter 15: Special Interests at the Gate: The ALI Corporate Governance Project, 1978-1992, William W. Bratton
Chapter 16: The ALI Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution: Addressing Family Inequality Through Functional Regulation, Linda C. McClain & Douglas NeJaime
Chapter 17: Aggregationists at the Barricades: Assessing the Impact of the Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation, Linda S. Mullenix

Part V: Restatements and Legal Theory
Chapter 18: Restatements and Realists, Robert W. Gordon
Chapter 19: The Restatements as Law, Frederick Schauer
Chapter 20: Restatements and the Common Law, Andrew A. Gold and Henry E. Smith

28 June 2023