Publication

2007-07-18 - NuVision Publications

Language

English

Word Count

12,000 words, Guess

Page Count

48 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL12439294M
  • ISBN-101595478620
  • ISBN-139781595478627
  • Goodreads2100399
  • Better World Books9781595478627

Description

The Path of the Law is a short essay by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., an American jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. A cornerstone of his jurisprudential philosophy was the prediction theory of law, believing the law should be defined specifically as a prediction of how the courts work. In The Path of the Law Holmes argues that a criminal isn't concerned about ethics or conceptions of natural law; they are concerned about avoiding punishment and jail. "The law", therefore, should be based on prediction of what will bring about punishment via the court system.

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  • The Path of the LawPaperbackNuVision Publications2007-07-18

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