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Legal Rules and Legal Reasoning

Larry Alexander

ISBN13: 9780754620044

ISBN: 0754620042

Published: November 2001

Publisher: Routledge

Country of Publication: UK

Format: Hardback

Price: Out of print

This collection of essays brings together Larry Alexander's key works on rules and legal reasoning. Topics covered include precedent, analogical reasoning, Dworkinian ""principles"" and interpretation. An introduction explains the thrust and significance of Alexander's work.

Subjects:: Jurisprudence

Contents:: Part 1 Legal rules and indirect consequentialism: pursuing the good - indirectly; law and exclusionary reasons.; Part 2 The dilemma of rule-following: the gap; the deceptive nature of rules; can law survive the asymmetry of authority?.; Part 3 Rules and legal reasoning: precedent - constrained by precedent, precedent; analogy - bad beginnings, the banality of legal reasoning; legal principles - striking back at the empire a brief survey of problems in Dworkin's theory of law, against legal principles, replies to our critics; interpretation - practical reason and statutory interpretation, all or nothing at all? the intentions of authorities and the authority of intentions.; Part 4 Rules and constitutionalism: the constitution as law; originalism, or who is Fred?; constitutional tragedies and giving refuge to the devil.