Comment- Examines one aspect of the law.
1. "case cruncher" - analysis of case law in a confused, conflicting, or transitional area of law or where the doctrine is old and needs to be changed; author offers a solution.
2. law reform - legal rule or institution is not incoherent but has bad consequences: author shows how to change the rule to avoid the problems.
3. legislative note - analysis of proposed or recently enacted legislation.
4. interdisciplinary article - author shows how insights from another field can enable the law to deal better with recurring problems.
5. theory-fitting article - examines developments in an area of law that give rise to a new legal theory or tort.
6. comparative law articles - other legal systems may treat a problem more effectively or more humanely than does others
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7. bookish, learned dialogues - continuations of a preexisting debate
8. legal history - origins and development of a legal rule or institution sheds lights on its current operation or shortcomings
9. legal profession, legal language, legal argument, or legal education
10. empirical research article
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