Law's evolution and human understanding

Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? This book articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. It considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually m...

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Main Author: Claus, Laurence
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2012, 2012
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? This book articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. It considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually make moral choices, how we read law, and some of the many other ways that law affects our lives
Physical Description:258 p.
ISBN:9780199950478