A theory of legal argumentation : the theory of rational discourse as theory of legal justification
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A theory of legal argumentation : the theory of rational discourse as theory of legal justification
Oxford University Press, 2010
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Theorie der juristischen Argumentation : die Theorie des rationalen Diskurses als Theorie der juristischen Begründung
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Originally published as Theorie der juristischen Argumentation : die Theorie des rationalen Diskurses als Theorie der juristischen Begründung: [Frankfurt am Main] : Suhrkamp, 1978
Bibliography: p. [303]-316
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What is to be understood by 'rational legal argument'? To what extent can legal reasoning be rational? Is the demand for rationality in legal affairs justified? And what are the criteria of rationality in legal reasoning? The answer to these questions is not only of interest to legal theorists and philosophers of law. They are pressing issues for practising lawyers, and a matter of concern for every citizen active in the public arena. Not only the standing of
academic law as a scientific discipline, but also the legitimacy of judicial decisions depends on the possibility of rational legal argumentation.
A theory of legal reasoning which tries to answer these questions pre-supposes a theory of general practical reasoning. This theory is the subject matter of the first two parts of the book. The result is a theory of general practical discourse which rests on insights of both Anglo-Saxon and German philosophy. It forms the basis of the theory of rational legal discourse, which is developed in the third part of this book.
Table of Contents
- A. REFLECTIONS ON SOME THEORIES OF PRACTICAL DISCOURSE
- B. OUTLINE OF A THEORY OF GENERAL RATIONAL PRACTICAL DISCOURSE
- C. A THEORY OF LEGAL ARGUMENTATION
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