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Full-Text Articles in Law
Federal Philosophy Of Science: A Deconstruction- And A Reconstruction, Susan Haack
Federal Philosophy Of Science: A Deconstruction- And A Reconstruction, Susan Haack
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The Consequence Of Human Differences, Jospeh Vining
The Consequence Of Human Differences, Jospeh Vining
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This essay explores the ways in which the recognition of individual and person in the legal form of thought distinguishes it from forms of thought in evolutionary biology and mathematics that are put forward as means to a complete picture of the world. The essay observes that the legal form of thought is in fact deeply involved in our modern understanding of Nature itself.
The Creation Of Authority In A Sermon By St. Augustine, James Boyd White
The Creation Of Authority In A Sermon By St. Augustine, James Boyd White
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My way of honoring Joe today will not be to describe or extol his achievements directly but to try to show something of what I have learned from him, particularly in the way I approach a new text and problem, in this case the creation of authority in one of Augustine's sermons.
Promoting The Rule Of Law: Cooperation And Competition In The Eu-Us Relationship, Ronald A. Brand
Promoting The Rule Of Law: Cooperation And Competition In The Eu-Us Relationship, Ronald A. Brand
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Both the United States and the European Union fund programs designed to develop the rule of law in transition countries. Despite significant expenditures in this area, however, neither has developed either a clear definition of what is meant by the rule of law or a catalogue of programs that can result in coordination of rule of law efforts. This article is the result of a presentation at a May 2010 policy conference at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, at which U.S. and EU government officials, scholars, and practitioners discussed the concept of rule of law and efforts to …
Legal Interpretation: The Window Of The Text As Transparent, Opaque, Or Translucent, George H. Taylor
Legal Interpretation: The Window Of The Text As Transparent, Opaque, Or Translucent, George H. Taylor
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It is a common metaphor that the text is a window onto the world that it depicts. In legal interpretation, the metaphor has been developed in two ways – the legal text as transparent or opaque – and the Article proposes a third – the legal text as translucent. The claim that the legal text is transparent has been associated with more liberal methodological approaches. According to this view (often articulated by critics), the legal text does not markedly delimit meaning. Delimitation comes from the interpreters. By contrast, stress on the opacity of the legal text comes from those who …