Law's evolution and human understanding /

Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? This book articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. It considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually m...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Claus, Laurence
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? This book articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. It considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually make moral choices, how we read law, and some of the many other ways that law affects our lives.
Umfang:
1 online resource (258 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-252) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-999589-3
0-19-995047-4
Schlagworte:
Law > Philosophy.
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