Rethinking the reasonable person an egalitarian reconstruction of the objective standard

The 'reasonable person' is used to assess the acceptability of behaviour in many areas of the law. This notion has attracted a great deal of criticism as it presupposes uncontested notions of 'normal' behaviour. This book explores whether there are deeper foundations to these cri...

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Main Author: Moran, Mayo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2003, 2003
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