The rule of rules morality, rules, and the dilemmas of law
Title:
The rule of rules morality, rules, and the dilemmas of law
Author:
Alexander, Larry, 1943-
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Publication Information:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2001.
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viii, 279 p.
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e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Contents:
Pt. I. The circumstances of law. Disagreement, uncertainty, and authoritative settlement ; Settlement requisites and the nature of authoritative rules ; Hierarchies of rules -- Pt. II. Acting under rules. The problem of rules ; Interpretation of rules -- Pt. III. Issues of legal reasoning. Reasoning by analogy ; Reasoning in light of precedent ; Reasoning from legal principles -- Pt. IV. The settlement function and jurisprudential debates. Legal positivism and natural law ; Lex, rules, and some miscellaneous problems of jurisprudence.
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