Books from LAW Faculty
Select books published in 2022.
Books from LAW Faculty
Select books recently published.
BU Law faculty published research covering a wide range of topics in 2022 from constitutional law to cybersecurity, intellectual property, and more.
The Record spoke with LAW professors about their research processes and proposals for their respective areas of the law. Learn more about their books below.
Jessica Silbey
Against Progress: Intellectual Property and Fundamental Values in the Internet Age (Stanford University Press 2022)
Silbey’s book explores how intellectual property law may evolve in the 21st century to underscore fundamental values, such as equality, privacy, and distributive justice. Silbey looks at the evolving relationship between the professional goals of creative communities and the progress clause as defined in the Constitution.
Read our interview, “Redefining Progress for Intellectual Property Law” or listen to an unabridged version.
James Fleming
Constructing Basic Liberties: A Defense of the Substantive Due Process (University of Chicago Press 2002)
Fleming’s book argues the doctrine of substantive due process fulfills constitutional commitments to protect ordered liberty. Landmark Supreme Court decisions have hinged on its controversial principles, leaving many basic liberties vulnerable today.
Read our interview, “Can the Constitution Resolve Culture Wars?” or listen to an unabridged version.
James Bessen
The New Goliaths: How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation (Yale University Press 2022)
Bessen’s book demonstrates how corporate giants are impeding growth through proprietary technology, and proposes balancing industries through access to their data and technology. Bessen illustrates the ways this may benefit firms financially, while also encouraging innovation to benefit consumers through models such as Amazon Web Services.
Read our interview, “Democratizing Data” or listen to an unabridged version.
Woody Hartzog
Breached! Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It (Oxford University Press 2022)
Hartzog and coauthor Daniel J. Solove’s book examines the continued escalation of data breaches, the connection between data breaches and information privacy issues, and how holistic policy may better secure our data. Hartzog and Solove demonstrate the possibilities of prevention or mitigation through insights gleaned from past major breaches.
Read our interview, “People-Centric Policy for a Digital World” or listen to an unabridged version.
