ISBN:
9780226328041
,
9780226328188
Language:
English
Pages:
xx, 290 Seiten
Edition:
9th edition
DDC:
340.11
Keywords:
Law Methodology
;
United States
;
Law Interpretation and construction
;
United States
;
Law Political aspects
;
United States
;
Law Methodology
;
Law Interpretation and construction
;
Law Political aspects
Abstract:
What legal reasoning is and why it matters -- Change and stability in legal reasoning -- Common law -- Statutory interpretation -- Interpreting the U.S. constitution -- Law and politics
Description / Table of Contents:
What legal reasoning is and why it mattersChange and stability in legal reasoning -- Common law -- Statutory interpretation -- Interpreting the U.S. constitution -- Law and politics -- Appendix A. Introduction to legal procedures and terminology -- Appendix B. A theory of law in politics: the case of Terri Schiavo.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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