The metaphysics of legal facts /
"This Element tackles the question of how & in what way, and in virtue of what facts about the legal properties and relations of particulars (such as their rights, duties, powers, etc.) are metaphysically explained. This question is divided into two separate issues. First, the Element focus...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of law.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This Element tackles the question of how & in what way, and in virtue of what facts about the legal properties and relations of particulars (such as their rights, duties, powers, etc.) are metaphysically explained. This question is divided into two separate issues. First, the Element focuses on the nature of the explanatory relation connecting legal facts to their metaphysical determinants. Second, it looks into the kinds of entities that figure in the explanation of legal facts. In doing so, special attention is paid to the role that laws, or legal norms, play in such explanations. As it turns out, there are different ways in which legal facts might be explained, all of which have something to be said in their favor, and none of which is immune from problems"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781009000536 1009000535 9781009008044 1009008048 |
| ISSN: | 2631-5815 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781009000536 |