Format:
Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9781501300547
Content:
"In the first part of the 20th century, a new movement originating from the law schools of Yale and Columbia University offered interesting, if not disconcerting, views on the role of judges and the nature of the law in America. Called legal realism, it developed new methods and questions to describe how judges and the law function. To investigate the nature of legal reasoning, legal realists looked at the origins, developments, and interpretations of the law, seeking to understand what the law is, who makes it, and its purpose. They argued that adjudications are a subjective system based more on the political, social, and moral inclinations of Federal and State judges than on dogma. Today, this is apparent in debates surrounding rulings, appointments, and judicial activism. This thorough analysis discusses the context in which legal realism developed along with the work of key figures and helps situate today's complex judicial politics in America. It will be of great interest to any student researching judicial politics and American constitutional development."--
Content:
What is the Law? -- What is the Purpose of Law? -- What are Judges? -- Realisms After Legal Realism -- Responsibility and the Legal Mind.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Hier auch später erschienene Ausgaben
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441103475
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781501300547
