How to Do Things with Legal Doctrine

by Pierre Schlag

Book Overview

Legal doctrine-the creation of doctrinal concepts, arguments, and legal regimes built on the foundation of written law-is the currency of contemporary law. Yet law students, lawyers, and judges often take doctrine for granted, without asking even the most basic questions. How to Do Things with Legal Doctrine is a sweeping and original study that focuses on how to understand legal doctrine via a hands-on approach. Taking up the provocative invitations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022672624X
• ISBN13: 9780226726243
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"