Reasoning with Rules
Jaap Hage
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Hardback. Rule-applying legal arguments are traditionally treated as a kind of syllogism. This book offers an analysis of the role of rules and principles in legal reasoning, which focuses on the close relationship between rules, principles, and reasons. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Rule-applying legal arguments are traditionally treated as a kind of syllogism. Such a treatment overlooks the fact that legal principles and rules are not statements which describe the world, but rather means by which humans impose structure on the world. Legal rules create legal consequences, they do not describe them. This has consequences for the logic of rule- and principle-applying arguments, the most important of which may be that such arguments are defeasible. This book offers an extensive analysis of the role of rules and principles in legal reasoning, which focuses on ... Read more
Rule-applying legal arguments are traditionally treated as a kind of syllogism. Such a treatment overlooks the fact that legal principles and rules are not statements which describe the world, but rather means by which humans impose structure on the world. Legal rules create legal consequences, they do not describe them. This has consequences for the logic of rule- and principle-applying arguments, the most important of which may be that such arguments are defeasible. This book offers an extensive analysis of the role of rules and principles in legal reasoning, which focuses on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Series
Law and Philosophy Library
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792343257
SKU
V9780792343257
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99-15
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