Essays in Legal Theory
(Sprache: Englisch)
The essays in this book treat important aspects of most of the major themes in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory. All reveal the distinctive authenticity of the author's work, for he is not only a reputable legal theorist but an...
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The essays in this book treat important aspects of most of the major themes in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory. All reveal the distinctive authenticity of the author's work, for he is not only a reputable legal theorist but an internationally known scholar of private law, and for many years chair of the Bielefelder Kreis, an international group of legal theorists who have jointly authored major works comparing methodologies of statutory interpretation and precedent.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Essays in Legal Theory “
- Preface- Introduction
Part One: General Theory of Law
1. The Concept of Law
2. Influence on American Legal Theory
3. Law as a Type of `Machine' Technology
4. On Identifying and Reconstructing A General Legal Theory
5. My Philosophy of Law
Part Two: Form in Law
6. The Formal Character of Law
7. A Formal Theory of the Rule of Law
8. The Formal Character of Law - Statutory Rules
Part Three: Legal Reasoning
9. Interpreting Statutes and Precedents - Two Comparative Studies
10. The Argument from Ordinary Meaning in Statutory Interpretation
11. Interpreting Statues - Should Courts Consider Materials of Legislative History?
12. Formal Legal Truth and Substantive Truth in Judicial Fact-Finding
Part Four: Contract Theory
13. The Conceptualization of Good Faith in American Contract Law
14. Substantive Justification in Contract Cases - the Primacy of Rightness Reasons
Part Five: Critique of Economic Analysis of Law
15. Economics and the Autonomy of Law, Legal Analysis and Legal Theory
16. Economists' Reasons for Common Law Decisions
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Autoren-Porträt von Robert Summers
William G. McRoberts Research Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, and Arthur L. Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science, Cambridge University, 1991-92. B.S. 1955, University of Oregon; LL.B. 1959, Harvard Law School; Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, University of Helsinki, 1990; Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, University of Gttingen, 1994
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Robert Summers
- 2000, 2000, 445 Seiten, Maße: 16 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer Netherlands
- ISBN-10: 0792363671
- ISBN-13: 9780792363675
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2000
Sprache:
Englisch
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