Rhetoric and the rule of law a theory of legal reasoning

Is legal reasoning rationally persuasive, working within a discernible structure and using recognisable kinds of arguments? Does it belong to rhetoric in this sense, or to the domain of the merely 'rhetorical' in an adversative sense? Neil MacCormick tackles these questions to provide a co...

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Main Author: MacCormick, Neil
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005, 2005
Series:Law, state, and practical reason / Law, state, and practical reason
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Is legal reasoning rationally persuasive, working within a discernible structure and using recognisable kinds of arguments? Does it belong to rhetoric in this sense, or to the domain of the merely 'rhetorical' in an adversative sense? Neil MacCormick tackles these questions to provide a comparative analysis of legal reasoning
Physical Description:xvi, 287 p.
ISBN:9780191713064