HOW HIGH IS UP

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While Messrs. Loth and Ernst are longstanding collaborators, this is mostly Loth's book; Morris Ernst appends a letter at the end of each chapter in the nature of a slight, meditative commentary about the law in general or the quod erat demonstrandum of the chapter itself. The book itself deals with various ways in which the law applies (or has been updated to apply) to new problems raised by the hard sciences or the social sciences. The law itself which is based on a ""reverence for precedent"" often finds itself without one: when dealing with ""how high is up"" or is the sky the limit? i.e. protection from noise and other nuisance aspects of the jet age. Or how deep is down, when natural resources are involved; or the switch from caveat emptor to caveat vendor --who is responsible for the car or drug or cigarette which may take your life? or various radiation effects? or your rights to privacy-- the ""inviolate personality"" vs. the public image? etc., etc. All of these catchy, touchy issues are very much a part of today's life and may cross yours, so that this book which has been written for the laymen, is very eminently in the domain of his interest.

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1964

Categories: NONFICTION