E. W. Thomas (University of Auckland)

The Judicial Process

Realism, Pragmatism, Practical Reasoning and Principles

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Produktbeschreibung

This 2005 book dismantles the outdated theories still exhibited in much judicial reasoning, and seeks to bridge the gap between legal theory and judicial practice. The author propounds a coherent and comprehensive judicial methodology for modern times which is realistic and pragmatic and which embraces a revised conception of practical reasoning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780521066884
• ISBN-10: 0521066883
• Artikelnr.: 23605247

Autorenporträt

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Auckland University Law School; Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Muddling along
3. The curse of formalism
4. Legal fundamentalism
5. The idolatry of certainty
6. The piety of precedent
7. The foibles of precedent - a case study
8. There is no impersonal law
9. So, what is the law?
10. The constraints on the judiciary
11. Towards a new judicial methodology
12. Of realism and pragmatism
13. Of practical reasoning and principles
14. Taking law seriously
15. A theory of ameliorative justice
Subject index
Authors index.