The Logic of Precedent: Constraint, Freedom, and Common Law Reasoning - Hardcover

Horty, John

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Develops and presents a new account of precedential constraint based on recent work in legal theory and AI and law.

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John Horty is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. He is the author of three previous books as well as papers on a variety of topics in logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and law. His most recent book is Reasons as Defaults (2012).

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 100935650X
ISBN 13: 9781009356503
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276

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John Horty

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Unlike statutory law, which relies on the explicit formulation of rules, common law is thought to emerge from a complex doctrine of precedential constraint, according to which decisions in earlier cases constrain later courts while still allowing these courts the freedom to address new situations in creative ways. Although this doctrine is applied by legal practitioners on a daily basis, it has proved to be considerably more difficult to develop an adequate theoretical account of the doctrine itself. Drawing on recent work in legal theory, as well as AI and law, this book develops a new account of precedential constraint and the balance achieved in the common law between constraint and freedom. This account, which involves construction of a group priority ordering among reasons, is then applied to other topics including the semantics of open-textured predicates and the practice of making exceptions to general rules. Drawing on recent work in legal theory, AI and law, this book develops a new account of precedential constraint as well as the balance achieved in the common law between constraint and freedom and applies a theory grounded in defeasible logic to legal reasoning and legal decision-making. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781009356503

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