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The Theory of Rules
Karl N. Llewellyn
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Description for The Theory of Rules
Hardcover. Karl N Llewellyn was one of the founders and major figures of legal realism, and his many keen insights have a central place in American law and legal understanding. This book frames the development of Llewellyn's thinking and describes the difference between what rules literally prescribe and what is actually done. Editor(s): Schauer, Frederick. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Karl N. Llewellyn was one of the founders and major figures of legal realism, and his many keen insights have a central place in American law and legal understanding. Key to Llewellyn's thinking was his conception of rules, put forward in his numerous writings and most famously in his often mischaracterized declaration that they are 'pretty playthings'. Previously unpublished, "The Theory of Rules" is the most cogent presentation of his profound and insightful thinking about the life of rules. This book frames the development of Llewellyn's thinking and describes the difference between what rules literally prescribe and what is actually ... Read more
Karl N. Llewellyn was one of the founders and major figures of legal realism, and his many keen insights have a central place in American law and legal understanding. Key to Llewellyn's thinking was his conception of rules, put forward in his numerous writings and most famously in his often mischaracterized declaration that they are 'pretty playthings'. Previously unpublished, "The Theory of Rules" is the most cogent presentation of his profound and insightful thinking about the life of rules. This book frames the development of Llewellyn's thinking and describes the difference between what rules literally prescribe and what is actually ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226487953
SKU
V9780226487953
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About Karl N. Llewellyn
Karl N. Llewellyn (1893-1962) was one of the major figures in American legal thought and professor of law at Columbia Law School and the University of Chicago Law School. Frederick Schauer is the David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia.
Reviews for The Theory of Rules
"Important on several levels - biographical, historical, and jurisprudential - Karl N. Llewellyn's The Theory of Rules will immediately claim a place in the corpus of American legal theory. Llewellyn and Schauer have jointly produced an indispensable text." (Adrian Vermeule, Harvard Law School)"