| Law and Objectivity Contributor(s): Greenawalt, Kent (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195098331 ISBN-13: 9780195098334 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1995 Annotation: In recent times, a belief in the objectivity of the law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions and ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is necessarily indeterminate. Beginning with a thorough examination of the language of legal standards, the nature of these standards is considered, asking whether law should in fact treat people 'objectively, ' according to abstract rules and general categories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Jurisprudence - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 340 |
| LCCN: 91017633 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.39" W x 8.18" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions, disbelief in ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is indeterminate. Greenawalt here considers the validity of such skepticism, examining such questions as: whether the law as it exists provides determinate answers to legal problems; whether the law should treat people in an objective way, according to abstract rules, general categories, and external consequences; and how far the law is anchored in something external to itself, such as social morality, political justice, or economic efficiency. In the process he illuminates the development of jurisprudence in the English-speaking world over the last fifty years, assessing the contributions of many important movements. |