Reasoning with Rules - An Essay on Legal Reasoning and Its Underlying Logic (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1997)

Rule-applying legal arguments are traditionally treated as a kind of syllogism. Such a treatment overlooks the fact that legal principles and rules are not statements which describe the world, but rather means by which humans impose structure on the world. Legal rules create legal consequences, they do not describe them. This has consequences for the logic of rule- and principle-applying arguments, the most important of which may be that such arguments are defeasible. This book offers an extensive analysis of the role of rules and principles in legal reasoning, which focuses on the close relationship between rules, principles, and reasons. Moreover, it describes a logical theory which assigns a central place to the notion of reasons for and against a conclusion, and which is especially suited to deal with rules and principles.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Law and Philosophy Library, 27
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	1997
Authors:	Jaap Hage
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	266
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-4773-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
LSN:	90-481-4773-5
Barcode:	9789048147731

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