The Theory of Rules

by Karl N. Llewellyn

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 Previously unpublished, The Theory of Rules is the most cogent presentation of his profound and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226487954
• ISBN13: 9780226487953
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"