Rhetoric and the rule of law A theory of legal reasoning

This book discusses theories of legal reasoning and provides an overall view of the rhetoric of legal justification. It shows how and why lawyers arguments can be rationally persuasive even though rarely, if ever, logically conclusive or compelling. It examines the role of "legal syllogism"...

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Glavni autor: MacCormick, Neil
Daljnji autori: Neil MacCormick
Jezik:Undetermined
English
Izdano: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2005
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Sažetak:This book discusses theories of legal reasoning and provides an overall view of the rhetoric of legal justification. It shows how and why lawyers arguments can be rationally persuasive even though rarely, if ever, logically conclusive or compelling. It examines the role of "legal syllogism" and universality of legal reasoning, looking at arguments of consequentialism and principle, and concludes by questioning the infallibility of judges as lawmakers
Opis:287 p.
ill.
24 cm
ISBN:0198268785
9780198268789