Law's empire
The author argues for judicial decision making to be based on interpretation rather than simply applying past legal decisions. This judicial interpretation should be based on theory insisting "fundamental point of law is not to report consensus or provide efficient means to social goals, but to answer the requirement that a political community act in a coherent and principled manner toward all its members."--Publisher's description
Print Book, English, 1997 c1986
Belknap Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1997 c1986
xiii, 470 pages ; 25 cm
9780674518353, 9780674518360, 0674518357, 0674518365
1023586801
What is law?
Interpretive concepts
Jurisprudence revisited
Conventionalism
Pragmatism and personification
Integrity
Integrity in law
The Common law
Statutes
The Constitution
Law beyond law