Fundamentals of legal argumentation : a survey of theories on the justification of judicial decisions

Fundamentals of legal argumentation : a survey of theories on the justification of judicial decisions

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Edition Details

• Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): E. T. Feteris
• Language: English
• Publication Information: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1999
• Material: Internet resource
• Type: Book, Internet Resource
• Series title: Argumentation library, v. 1.
• Permalink: https://books.lawin.org/fundamentals-of-legal-argumentation-a-survey-of-theories-on-the-justification-of-judicial-decisions/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

X, 225 pages ; 25 cm.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Fundamentals of legal argumentation : a survey of theories on the justification of judicial decisions is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Responsable Person: by Eveline T. Feteris.
• Number of Editions: 17 editions
• First edition Date: 1999
• Last edition Date: 2007
• Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese
• Library of Congress Code: K212
• ISBN: 0792355849 9780792355847
• OCLC: 40595622

Main Contents

Preface. Introduction. 1. Research Into Legal Argumentation. 2. A Survey of Approaches and Topics. 3. The Logical Approach. 4. Toulmin’s Argumentation Model. 5. Perelman’s New Rhetoric. 6. Habermas’ Theory of Communicative Rationality. 7. MacCormick’s Theory of the Justification of Legal Decisions. 8. Alexy’s Procedural Theory of Legal Argumentation. 9. Aarnio’s Theory of the Justification of Legal Interpretations. 10. Peczenik’s Theory of Transformations in the Law. 11. The Pragma-Dialectical Theory of Legal Argumentation in the Context of a Critical Discussion. 12. Towards a Theory of Legal Argumentaton in the Context of a Critical Discussion. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

Summary Note

Legal argumentation is a distinctively multidisciplinary field of inquiry. This title offers a comprehensive survey of the various theoretical influences which have informed the study of legal argumentation. It discusses backgrounds to this field as well as various major approaches and trends in the contemporary research.

Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. 1. Research Into Legal Argumentation. 2. A Survey of Approaches and Topics. 3. The Logical Approach. 4. Toulmin’s Argumentation Model. 5. Perelman’s New Rhetoric. 6. Habermas’ Theory of Communicative Rationality. 7. MacCormick’s Theory of the Justification of Legal Decisions. 8. Alexy’s Procedural Theory of Legal Argumentation. 9. Aarnio’s Theory of the Justification of Legal Interpretations. 10. Peczenik’s Theory of Transformations in the Law. 11. The Pragma-Dialectical Theory of Legal Argumentation in the Context of a Critical Discussion. 12. Towards a Theory of Legal Argumentaton in the Context of a Critical Discussion. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Industrial organization (Economic theory)
• Logic
• Methodology
• Ontology
• Semantics (Law)

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