Legal reasoning and political conflict / Cass R. Sunstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sunstein, Cass R., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Methodology.

Law.

Law--United States--Methodology.

Law--Political aspects--United States.

Law--Political aspects.

Law--Interpretation and construction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Legal reasoning can seem impenetrable. Sunstein dissolves the mystery, arguing that fundamental issues are for the public, not for courts. Judges try to resolve particular cases without taking sides on large-scale social controversies.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Law Amid Diversity; 1 Reasoning and Legal Reasoning; 2 Incompletely Theorized Agreements; 3 Analogical Reasoning; 4 Understanding (and Misunderstanding) the Rule of Law; 5 In Defense of Casuistry; 6 Without Reasons, Without Rules; 7 Adapting Rules, Privately and Publicly; 8 Interpretation; Conclusion: Law and Politics; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771981-3

1-280-45177-7

9786610451777

0-19-802609-9

0-585-33737-3

OCLC:

476008563