Analogy and Exemplary Reasoning in Legal Discourse
This book brings together contributions from leading figures in legal studies on analogy and related forms of reasoning in the law. Analogical reasoning--which relies on the concept of two different things being in some way like each other--is hugely important not just in the practice of law, but it...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2017.
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| Summary: | This book brings together contributions from leading figures in legal studies on analogy and related forms of reasoning in the law. Analogical reasoning--which relies on the concept of two different things being in some way like each other--is hugely important not just in the practice of law, but it is nonetheless strongly contested. This volume raises key questions like: What is the logical, argumentative, rhetorical, or just heuristic force of analogy in law? Is analogy really different from extensive interpretation, reasoning by precedent and appeal to paradigm? |
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| Descrición Física: | 1 online resource (196 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9789048537143 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |