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The Demise of the 'Reasonable Man': A Cross-Cultural Study of a Legal Concept
Judges in most societies often resort to resolving disputes by means of applying a criterion of reasonableness. In The Demise of the'Reasonable Man' Michael Saltman explores the ways in which reasonableness varies from one legal culture to another, defined by the relative presence or absence of centralized political power.
| Author(s) | By Michael Saltman. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 175 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 15 Apr 2015 |
| Availability | Available |
Judges in most societies often resort to resolving disputes by means of applying a criterion of reasonableness. In The Demise of the'Reasonable Man' Michael Saltman explores the ways in which reasonableness varies from one legal culture to another, defined by the relative presence or absence of centralized political power.
1. Introduction 2. Norms as a Function of the Judicial Process: The Ethnographic Data 3. Scandinavian and American Legal Realism: Measures of Reasonableness? 4. Shared Understandings, Reasonableness, and Intentional Societies 5. Reasonableness in
Michael Saltman is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Haifa, Israel. He has done field research among the Kipsigis of Kenya and within the Kibbutz Movement. His books include The Kipsigis: A Case Study in Changing Customary Law, Land,
