Legal Conventionalism / edited by Lorena Ramírez-Ludeña, Josep M. Vilajosana.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ramírez-Ludeña, Lorena., Editor.

Vilajosana, Josep M., Editor.

Series:

Law and Philosophy Library, 1572-4395 ; 126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law—Philosophy.

Law.

Political science.

Constitutional law.

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

Philosophy of Law.

Constitutional Law.

Local Subjects:

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

Philosophy of Law.

Constitutional Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2019.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

Summary:

The concept of convention has been used in different fields and from different perspectives to account for important social phenomena, and the legal sphere is no exception. Rather, reflection on whether the legal phenomenon is based on a convention and, if so, what kind of convention is involved, has become a recurring issue in contemporary legal theory. In this book, some of the foremost specialists in the field make significant contributions to this debate. In the first part, the concept of convention is analysed. The second part reflects on whether the rule of recognition postulated by Hart can be understood as a convention and discusses its potential and limitations in order to explain the institutional and normative character of law. Lastly, the third part critically examines the relations between conventionalism and legal interpretation. Given the content and quality of the contributions, the book is of interest to those wanting to understand the current state of the art in legal conventionalism as well as those wanting to deepen their knowledge about these questions.

Contents:

Part 1 The Notion of Convention

Pre-conventions. A Fragment of the Background

Re-examining Deep Conventions: Practical Reason and Forward-Looking Agency

Part II Conventions and The Rule of Recognition

Conventions, Reasons, and the Law

The Rule of Recognition as a Constitutive Convention

Social Facts and Law: Why is the Rule of Recognition a Convention?

Cooperative Conventions, Rule of Recognition and Institutional Practices

On Identifying the Law and Its Supposed Conventional Foundations. A Set-Theory Approach

Part III Conventions and Legal Interpretation

Conventionalism Unchained and Sceptical. A Defence of a Quasi-Realist Account of Legal Statements Against Dworkin’s Criticisms

Conventionalism and the Causal Theory of Reference

The Interpretation of Plans.

ISBN:

3-030-03571-9