Precedents, statutes, and analysis of legal concepts [electronic resource] / edited with and introduction by Scott Brewer.

At least since plato and Aristotle, thinkers have pondered the relationship between philosophical arguments and the ""sophistical"" arguments offered by the Sophists -- who were the first professional lawyers. Judges wield substantial political power, and the justifications they...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors:	Brewer, Scott
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Garland Pub., 1998.
Series:	Philosophy of legal reasoning ; 2.
Subjects:	Law > Interpretation and construction. Judicial process. Stare decisis.