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Toward an Informal Account of Legal Interpretation offers a viable account of law, judicial decision-making, and legal interpretation that is as fresh as it is familiar. The author expertly challenges the dominant mode of formalist theorizing and proposes an explanatory account of legal interpretation that can profitably be understood as an 'informal' intervention.

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1. An informal opening; 2. Among the formalist ghosts; 3. Walking softly: the positivist contribution; 4. Walking with purpose: a naturalist turn; 5. Back to the future: an originalist gambit; 6. A hard line: further positivist efforts; 7. Crossing over: the anti-formalist critique; 8. Moving on: an ideological inquiry; 9. Law and ideology: the informalist approach; 10. Looking for the informal judge.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/23/2017 12:11:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781316606452, 978-1316606452
      ISBN10: 1316606457
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      Law Methods, theory and philosophy of law

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Toward an Informal Account of Legal Interpretation offers a viable account of law, judicial decision-making, and legal interpretation that is as fresh as it is familiar. The author expertly challenges the dominant mode of formalist theorizing and proposes an explanatory account of legal interpretation that can profitably be understood as an 'informal' intervention.

      Table of Contents
      1. An informal opening; 2. Among the formalist ghosts; 3. Walking softly: the positivist contribution; 4. Walking with purpose: a naturalist turn; 5. Back to the future: an originalist gambit; 6. A hard line: further positivist efforts; 7. Crossing over: the anti-formalist critique; 8. Moving on: an ideological inquiry; 9. Law and ideology: the informalist approach; 10. Looking for the informal judge.

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