Law's evolution and human understanding [electronic resource] /
by Claus, Laurence.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (258 p.).ISBN: 9780199950478 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Law -- PhilosophyOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? This book articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. It considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually make moral choices, how we read law, and some of the many other ways that law affects our lives.
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Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? This book articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. It considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually make moral choices, how we read law, and some of the many other ways that law affects our lives.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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