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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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: MacCormick, Neil
Awduron Eraill: Neil MacCormick
Iaith:Undetermined
English
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2005
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Crynodeb: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
Disgrifiad Corfforoll:287 p.
ill.
24 cm
ISBN:0198268785
9780198268789