Making the Law Explicit: The Normativity of Legal Argumentation by Matthias Klatt
English | 8 Sept. 2008 | ISBN: 1841134910 | 321 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | 8 Sept. 2008 | ISBN: 1841134910 | 321 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
Legal argumentation consists in the interpretation of texts. Therefore, it has a natural connection to the philosophy of language. Central issues of this connection, however, lack a clear answer. For instance, how much freedom do judges have in applying the law? How are the literal and the purposive approaches related to one another?