The judicial process : realism, pragmatism, practical reasoning, and principles /

This book dismantles the outdated theories still exhibited in much judicial reasoning, and seeks to bridge the gap between legal theory and judicial practice. The author propounds a coherent and comprehensive judicial methodology for modern times which is realistic and pragmatic and which embraces a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, E. W. (Edmund Walter), 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Judicial process.
Processus judiciaire.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Procédure judiciaire.
Système judiciaire.
Principes du droit.
Interprétation des lois.
Rechtsvinding.
Precedentenrecht.
Royaume-Uni.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Muddling along; 3 The 'curse' of formalism; 4 Legal fundamentalism; 5 The idolatry of certainty; 6 The piety of precedent; 7 The foibles of precedent
  • a case study; 8 There is no impersonal law; 9 So, what is the law?; 10 The constraints on the judiciary; 11 Towards a new judicial methodology; 12 Of realism and pragmatism; 13 Of ... practical reasoning and principles; 14 Taking law seriously; 15 A theory of ameliorative justice; Subject Index; Author Index.

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