Facts and Norms in Law : Interdisciplinary Reflections on Legal Method

Taekema, Sanne (EDT); Van Klink, Bart (EDT); De Been, Wouter (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1785361082 / ISBN 13: 9781785361081

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016

Seller Inventory # 26454907-n

Synopsis:

What role does empirical data play in law? How can we draw normative conclusions from empirical legal research? New insights in philosophy, the social sciences and the humanities have forced the relationship between facts and norms on to the agenda. This book presents an innovative set of perspectives on the relationship between descriptive and normative elements in legal inquiry and practice.

The contributors provide critical insights from a range of different disciplinary traditions and theoretical positions. They discuss topics such as the epistemic dependence of judicial decision-makers, legal doctrine as a non-normative discipline, systems-theory critique and law, and exploring the boundaries of law.

This book will benefit legal academics and graduate students looking to explore issues of methodology. It will also be of great interest to researchers in law and related topics interested in discussions of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research.

Contributors include: R. Cotterrell, P. Cserne, W. de Been, M. Del Mar, L. Francot, J. Hage, R. Herdy, O.W. Lembcke, A.R. Mackor, A.M. Pacces, G. Samuel, S. Taekema, B. van Klin, W. van der Burg

About the Author: Edited by Sanne Taekema, Professor of Legal Theory, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway, Bart van Klink, Professor of Legal Methodology, Department of Legal Theory and Legal History, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Wouter de Been, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Bibliographic Details

Title: Facts and Norms in Law : Interdisciplinary ...
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New