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Rhetoric and the rule of law : a theory of legal reasoning / Neil MacCormick

Author
MacCormick, Neil
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
xvi, 287 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents
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?
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ISBN
0198268785 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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