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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book explores the multifaceted phenomenon of objectivity and its relations to various aspects of the law and practical reasoning. Featuring contributions from an international group of researchers from differing legal contexts, it addresses topics relevant not only from a theoretical point of view but also themes directly connected with legal and judicial practice.
Beginning with an introduction from the editors proposing a new account of the meaning of objectivity, the book is then divided into three broad themes illuminated by this account. Chapters first address a range of problems linked to the relationship between objectivity and jurisprudence, before turning in the second part to an analysis of the functions of objectivity in legal interpretation. The final part then deals with the function of objectivity in practical reasoning.
Offering a spectrum of scholarly insights within a coherent intellectual framework, this book will be a crucial read for scholars and graduate students of legal philosophy and legal theory. Its discussion of objectivity as it relates to legal practice and practical reasoning will also be of interest to practitioners such as judges, arbitrators and lawyers.
Trade Review‘An intriguing book with contributions from a diverse group of legal philosophers. A worthy addition to the literature on objectivity.’ -- Dennis M. Patterson, Rutgers Law School, US and University of Surrey School of Law, UK
Table of ContentsContents: List of contributors vii 1 Introduction: The meanings of ‛objectivity’ 1 Gonzalo Villa-Rosas and Jorge Luis Fabra-Zamora PART I OBJECTIVITY AND JURISPRUDENCE 2 Objectivity of law and objectivity about law 31 Jaap Hage 3 Is legal cognitivism a case of bullshit? 48 Héctor A Morales-Zúñiga 4 Imputation as a supervenience in the General Theory of Norms 71 Monika Zalewska 5 Social science and jurisprudence through Weberian and Hartian eyes: Suggesting an explanation for a puzzle 86 Donald Bello Hutt 6 Objectivity of legal knowledge: The challenge of scepticism 105 Matti Ilmari Niemi PART II OBJECTIVITY AND LEGAL INTERPRETATION 7 From Hart to Dworkin via Brandom: Indeterminacy, interpretation, and objectivity 127 Leonardo Marchettoni 8 Can legal texts have objective meanings? 145 Maija Aalto-Heinilä 9 Big data linguistic analysis of legal texts – objectivity debunked? 167 Caroline Laske 10 Rethinking the legal effect of interpretive canons 193 Triantafyllos Gkouvas PART III OBJECTIVITY AND PRACTICAL REASONING 11 The problem of normative objectivity 215 Jan-Reinard Sieckmann 12 Why do legal philosophers (perhaps correctly) insist on moral objectivity while dismissing metaethical inquiry? 232 Thomas Bustamante 13 Moral objectivity without robust realism 252 J. J. Moreso 14 Virtue and objectivity in legal reasoning 270 Amalia Amaya Index
