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020			_a9781784718800
041			_aEnglish
082			_a340.1 _bMIC
100			_aMichael Giudice
245			_aUnderstanding the Nature of Law : _bA Case for Constructive Conceptual Explanation / _cMichael Giudice
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bEdward Elgar Publishing , _c2023.
300			_a264p. : _bill ;
505			_aPART I. BEYOND CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS 1. Analytical Jurisprudence and its Discontents 2. Constructive Conceptual Explanation 3. Conceptual Explanation and Contingency 4. Analytical Jurisprudence and Necessity PART II. ILLUSTRATIONS 5. The Contingent Relation Between Invalidity and Unconstitutionality 6. Conceptual Explanation of European Union Law PART III. CONTINUITY IN LEGAL THEORY 7. Imperialism and Difference in Legal Theory 8. Participant Understanding and Legal Theory 9. Continuity in Legal Theory Conclusion: A Look Back and a Look Forward
520			_aMichael Giudice presents the problem: several methods suggest themselves as suitable to understanding law; however, each method claims unique importance with no need of others. A solution is offered in two key claims. First, many conceptual theories of law are best understood not as the result of conceptual analysis, but as constructive conceptual explanations, emphasizing a crucial role for revision and expansion of ordinary concepts, in ways responsive to new problems and new phenomena. Second, conceptual theories of law can and ought to identify necessary as well as contingent features in the construction of conceptual explanations of law. This novel book explains the importance of conceptual explanation by situating its methods and goals in relation to, rather than in competition with, social scientific and moral theories of law. The book will be of primary interest to both students and academics in legal, political, and moral philosophy. It will also be of interest to students and academics working in the social sciences who are interested in questions about the distinctive character of law
650			_aLaw -Philosophy
650			_aNatural law
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