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A New Introduction to Legal Method
A New Introduction to Legal Method provides a comprehensive overview of legal science, and the scientific character of legal knowledge. This textbook is ideal for students of legal method, and will be of great interest to those studying legal science, jurisprudence, legal research and legal skills.
| Author(s) | By Paul Cliteur, Afshin Ellian. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 230 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 5 Apr 2022 |
| Availability | Available |
A New Introduction to Legal Method provides a comprehensive overview of legal science, and the scientific character of legal knowledge. This textbook is ideal for students of legal method, and will be of great interest to those studying legal science, jurisprudence, legal research and legal skills.
Introduction 1 Is legal science a real science? 2 American Realism 3 Rationalism, empiricism, and logical positivism 4 Popper's Critique of Essentialism and the Scientific Outlook 5 Three types of legal interpretation
Paul Cliteur is Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden University, the Netherlands. He is the author of The Secular Outlook (2010), Populist and Islamist Challenges for International Law (2019, together with Amos N. Guiora), and Theoterrorism v. Freedom of
