Law and objectivity /:

In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions, disbelief in ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is indeterminate. Greenawalt here considers the validity of such skepticism, examining such questions as: whether...

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1. Verfasser: Greenawalt, Kent, 1936-2023
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
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Zusammenfassung:In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions, disbelief in ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is indeterminate. Greenawalt here considers the validity of such skepticism, examining such questions as: whether the law as it exists provides determinate answers to legal problems; whether the law should treat people in an "objective way," according to abstract rules, general categories, and external consequences; and how far the law is anchored in something external to itself, such as social morali.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 288 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
ISBN:9780198023203
0198023200

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