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The judicial process : realisms, pragmatism, practical reasoning and principles / E.W. Thomas.

By:

Thomas, E. W. (Edward Wilfrid), 1940- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005Description: xxvi, 414 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521855667
9780521855662

Subject(s):

Judicial process -- Methodology

DDC classification:

347.01 22

LOC classification:

K212 .T46 2005

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Muddling along -- 3. The 'curse' of formalism -- 4. Legal fundamentalism -- 5. The idolatry of certainty -- 6. The piety of precedent -- 7. The foibles of precedent - a case study -- 8. There is no impersonal law -- 9. So, what is the law? -- 10. The constraints on the judiciary -- 11. Towards a new judicial methodology -- 12. Of realism and pragmatism -- 13. Of ... practical reasoning and principles -- 14. Taking law seriously -- 15. A theory of ameliorative justice.

Review: "Written by a practising judge, this book dismantles outdated theories and seeks to bridge the gap between legal theory and judicial practice. The author propounds a coherent and comprehensive judicial methodology for modern times."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	347.01 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A217187B

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Written by a practising judge, this book dismantles outdated theories and seeks to bridge the gap between legal theory and judicial practice. The author propounds a coherent and comprehensive judicial methodology for modern times."--BOOK JACKET.

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