Nim Razook

Professor Emeritus

About Razook

Professor Nim Razook research interests include the meaning of common law obedience, product liability law, issues of federalism associated with federal commercial legislation, and the scope of judicial review of Congressional actions under the Commerce Clause. His articles have appeared in the American Business Law Journal (seven articles) and numerous law reviews. Two of his articles have earned the Hoeber Award as distinguished articles appearing in the American Business Law Journal and two other articles earned Hoeber Awards as best articles in the Journal of Legal Studies Education.

Research Areas:

Common law obedience
Product liability law
Federal commercial legislation

Education

Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University

Publications

"Common Law Obedience in a Regulatory State," American Business Law Journal, 47(4), 75–108 (2010).

"Obeying Common Law," American Business Law Journal, 46, 55–101 (2009). [Hoeber Award for Distinguished Article in Volume 46]

"They’re Why We’re Here," Journal of Legal Studies Education, 26, 485–488 (2009). [Invited essay]

"Duck When a Conflict of Interests Blinds You: Judicial Conflicts of Interest in the Matters of Scalia and Ginsburg," University of San Francisco Law Review, 39, 873–927 (2005). Co-authored with Marianne Jennings.

"A National Medical Malpractice Act (And Why the Supreme Court May Want to Avoid It)," Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 28, 99–126 (2003).

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"Common Law Obedience in a Regulatory State," American Business Law Journal, 47(4), 75–108 (2010).
"Obeying Common Law," American Business Law Journal, 46, 55–101 (2009). [Hoeber Award for Distinguished Article in Volume 46]
"They’re Why We’re Here," Journal of Legal Studies Education, 26, 485–488 (2009). [Invited essay]
"Duck When a Conflict of Interests Blinds You: Judicial Conflicts of Interest in the Matters of Scalia and Ginsburg," University of San Francisco Law Review, 39, 873–927 (2005). Co-authored with Marianne Jennings.
"A National Medical Malpractice Act (And Why the Supreme Court May Want to Avoid It)," Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 28, 99–126 (2003).
"Leviathans, Critical Thinking and Legal Philosophy: A Proposal for a General Education Legal Studies Course," Journal of Legal Studies Education, 21, 1–31 (2003). [Hoeber Award for Best Paper in Volume 21]
"The Politics and Promise of UCITA," Creighton Law Review, 36, 643–668 (2003).
"U.S. v. Morrison: Where Commerce Clause Meets Civil Rights and Reasonable Minds Part Ways: A Point and Counterpoint from a Constitutional and Social Perspective," New England Law Review, 35, 23–67 (2000). Co-authored with Marianne Jennings.
"State Private Laws, NCCUSL Signaling and Federal Preemption," American Business Law Journal, 38, 41–97 (2000). [Hoeber Award for Best Article in Volume 38]
"Making Learning Groups Effective," Selections, Autumn 1999/Winter 2000, 28–35. Co-authored with Larry Michaelsen.
"How Sweet It Was (And Still Is?): Science and Public Policy in the Regulation of Saccharin," Journal of Legal Studies Education, 17, 305–323 (1999). Co-authored with Kyle Ferguson. [Hoeber Award for Best Article in Volume 17]
"The Perils of Pragmatic Preemption: A Caution About Using Efficiency Norms in Federal Preemption Decisions," Journal of Law and Politics, 15, 37–65 (1999).
"Looking for Leviathan: Students Embrace and Resist Cooperative Norms in a Prisoners' Dilemma Game," Law Teacher, 32, 157–168 (1998).
"Some Order and Some Law: Cooperative Norms, Free Riders and Bridge Burners in Student Teams," Journal of Legal Education, 47, 260–265 (1997).
"A Contract Enhancing Norm Limiting Federal Preemption of Presumptively State Domains," B.Y.U. Journal of Public Law, 11, 163–182 (1997).
"Legal and Extralegal Barriers to Federal Product Liability Reform," American Business Law Journal, 32, 541–582 (1995).
"An Exercise in Ethics," Sooner Magazine, 16–19 (Summer 1993).
"A Descriptive and Analytical Matrix for Product Liability Defenses," American Business Law Journal, 30, 69–96 (1992). Co-authored with Jim Horrell and Jeffrey Roblyer.
"The Attitudes of International Students Toward the Legal Environment Course," Journal of Legal Studies Education, 9, 395–411 (1991).
"The Attitudes of International Students Toward the Legal Environment Course: Interviews and Analysis," Selected Papers of the American Business Law Association Proceedings, 360–378 (1990).
"Congress Adopts the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act," Great Events in Business and Commerce II (Salem Press), 1584–1588 (1994).
"The Ultimate Purchaser's and Remote Seller's Guide Through the Code Defenses in Product Economic Loss Cases," American Business Law Journal, 23, 85–121 (1985). [Cited by the Illinois Supreme Court in Szajna v. General Motors, 115 Ill.2d 294, 503 N.E.2d 760 (1986)]
"Merging Comparative Fault and Strict Products Liability: The Case for Judicial Innovation," American Business Law Journal, 20, 511–523 (1983).
"Deference Due Federal Reserve Board Staff Opinions," American Business Law Journal, 20, 277–283 (1982).
"Farmers, Merchants, and the U.C.C. 2-201," Oklahoma Bar Association Journal, 2819–2825 (1979).
Reference and Procedure Manual for the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, 1978. Co-authored with Terry Robertson

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