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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. This book frames the development of Llewellyn's thinking and describes the difference between what rules literally prescribe and what is actually done.

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"Important on several levels - biographical, historical, and jurisprudential - Karl N. Llewellyn's The Theory of Rules will immediately claim a place in the corpus of American legal theory. Llewellyn and Schauer have jointly produced an indispensable text." (Adrian Vermeule, Harvard Law School)"

The Theory of Rules

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    A Hardback by Karl N. Llewellyn, Frederick Schauer

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226487953, 978-0226487953
      ISBN10: 0226487954
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      Jurisprudence and general issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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. This book frames the development of Llewellyn's thinking and describes the difference between what rules literally prescribe and what is actually done.

      Trade Review
      "Important on several levels - biographical, historical, and jurisprudential - Karl N. Llewellyn's The Theory of Rules will immediately claim a place in the corpus of American legal theory. Llewellyn and Schauer have jointly produced an indispensable text." (Adrian Vermeule, Harvard Law School)"

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