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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Autor Principal: Kaptein, Hendrik
Outros autores: Van der Velden, Bastiaan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: 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?
Descrición Física:1 online resource (196 pages).
ISBN:9789048537143
Acceso:Open Access