Law and Objectivity

by Kent Greenawalt

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195098331
• ISBN13: 9780195098334
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"