The Logic of Precedent
constraint, freedom, and common law reasoning
$208.62
- Hardcover
276 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2025
Summary
Decoding the Common Law: A New Perspective on Precedent
Unlike statutory law, which relies on the explicit formulation of rules, common law is thought to emerge from a complex doctrine of precedential constraint, according to which decisions in earlier cases constrain later courts while still allowing these courts the freedom to address new situations in creative ways.
Although this doctrine is applied by legal practitioners on a daily basis, it has proved to be considerably…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009356503 |
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| ISBN-10: | 100935650X |
| Author: | John Horty |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 276 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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‘This book is both clever and insightful, with several powerful and illuminating results and advances both conceptual and technical. It’s deeply informed by a leading understanding of existing work in legal theory as well as in logic and artificial intelligence – a really impressive intellectual and scholarly accomplishment as well as an achievement in logic and philosophy. It should be required reading for anyone with an interest in legal reasoning or jurisprudence.’ Mark Schroeder, University of Southern California
About The Author
John Horty
John Horty is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. He is the author of three previous books as well as papers on a variety of topics in logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and law. His most recent book is Reasons as Defaults (2012).
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