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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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford [etc.] :
Oxford University Press
2005
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| Acceso en línea: | Sumario |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005638009708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Institutional theory and the lawmaker's perspective
- The rule of law and the arguable character of law
- On the legal syllogism
- Defending deductivism
- Universals and particulars
- Judging by consequences
- Arguing about interpretation
- Using precedents
- Being reasonable
- Coherence, principles, and analogies
- Legal narratives
- Arguing defeasibly
- Judging mistakenly?
