Originally from Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation

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The modern pace of legal practice and the gradual assimilation of arbitration into litigation has led to many losses. One of the most notable concerns diminished levels of knowledge about the past.

This is a serious issue for modern practitioners. Seriously.

When forced to argue a legal point, they often do not know where the documents that they are trying to interpret come from, and the evils that the domestic and international legislation to which they are referring sought to address.

Legislatures and judges make mistakes that show a lack of depth of knowledge from knowing where we come from and what we have done in the past. A little history awareness could improve laws, case decisions and just a general appreciation of what things are and how they work.