Institutional Legal Facts
Dick W.P. Ruiter
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Description for Institutional Legal Facts
Hardback. Many elements of modern legal systems differ significantly from classical notions. This text concerns the problem of which results of human activity can obtain legal validity. The author makes use of recent findings in speech act theory, such as John R. Searle and Vanderveken's illocutionary logic. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
Law is traditionally conceived as consisting of norms of conduct and power-conferring norms. This conception, however, is unable to account for a variety of elements of modern legal systems that differ significantly from the classical notions. This book concerns the problem of which results of human activity can obtain legal validity. The author makes use of recent findings in speech act theory, especially John R. Searle and Daniel Vanderveken's illocutionary logic. He sets out a theory of legal norms conceived as institutional legal facts resulting from performances of speech acts specified ... Read more
Law is traditionally conceived as consisting of norms of conduct and power-conferring norms. This conception, however, is unable to account for a variety of elements of modern legal systems that differ significantly from the classical notions. This book concerns the problem of which results of human activity can obtain legal validity. The author makes use of recent findings in speech act theory, especially John R. Searle and Daniel Vanderveken's illocutionary logic. He sets out a theory of legal norms conceived as institutional legal facts resulting from performances of speech acts specified ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Law and Philosophy Library
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792324416
SKU
V9780792324416
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Ref
99-15
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