Greenawalt, Kent Law and Objectivity ISBN 13: 9780195067415

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In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions, disbelief in ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is indeterminate. Greenawalt here considers the validity of such skepticism, examining such questions as: whether the law as it exists provides determinate answers to legal problems; whether the law should treat people in an "objective way," according to abstract rules, general categories, and external consequences; and how far the law is anchored in something external to itself, such as social morality, political justice, or economic efficiency. In the process he illuminates the development of jurisprudence in the English-speaking world over the last fifty years, assessing the contributions of many important movements.

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In recent times, a belief in the objectivity of the law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions and ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is necessarily indeterminate. Beginning with a thorough examination of the language of legal standards, the nature of these standards is considered, asking whether law should in fact treat people 'objectively, ' according to abstract rules and general categories.
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Kent Greenawalt, Benjamin N. Cardozo Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia University Law School.

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  • PublisherOxford University Press
  • Publication date1992
  • ISBN 10 019506741X
  • ISBN 13 9780195067415
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages304

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