User-friendly legal science : a new scientific discipline /: a new scientific discipline. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Petri Mäntysaari.
• Authors: Mäntysaari, Petri
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Core Concepts and Theory Building; 2.1 General Remarks; 2.2 Core Concepts; 2.3 Holism, Ontology, Epistemology, Use of Findings, Transplants; 2.4 Understanding and Rationality; 2.5 Reasoning; 2.6 Falsifiability; 2.7 Explanatory Power; References; Chapter 3: The Research Question, Theories and Methods; 3.1 General Remarks; 3.2 The Research Question; 3.2.1 General Remarks; 3.2.2 Characteristic Questions; 3.2.3 Generating Research Questions; 3.3 Choice of Theory; 3.3.1 General Remarks; 3.3.2 Main Theories and Method Theories. 3.3.3 Theories on Legal Argumentation and Interpretation as Method Theories3.4 Method; 3.4.1 General Remarks; 3.4.2 Relevant Information; 3.4.3 Relevant Sources; 3.4.4 Collecting Information; 3.4.5 Cases and Examples; 3.4.6 Interpreting Information; 3.4.7 Assessing Methodological Rigour and Practical Aspects; References; Chapter 4: Use of Findings; 4.1 General Remarks; 4.2 Pragmatic and Legal Use; 4.3 Pragmatic Uses in Legal Science; 4.4 Dealing with Legal Pluralism; 4.5 A More Practice-Ready Curriculum; References; Chapter 5: System Building; 5.1 General Remarks; 5.2 Systems of Law. 5.3 System of Language5.4 System of Contexts; 5.5 System of Theories; 5.5.1 General Remarks; 5.5.2 Main Theories and Method Theories, General Theories and Specific Theories; 5.5.3 Approaches to the Substance Matter; 5.5.4 Scientific Level; References; Chapter 6: Previous Attempts to Increase the Scientificity of Legal Science; 6.1 General Remarks; 6.2 Traditional Legal Science; 6.2.1 General Remarks; 6.2.2 Problems with Scientificity; 6.2.3 Early Attempts to Define Doctrinal Research as a Science; 6.2.4 New Points of View; 6.2.5 Traditional Legal Science and User-Friendly Legal Science. 6.3 Law and Something6.3.1 General Remarks; 6.3.2 The Sociology of Law; 6.3.3 Legal History; 6.3.4 Law and Economics; 6.3.5 Law and Something and User-Friendly Legal Science; 6.4 Comparative Law; 6.4.1 General Remarks; 6.4.2 The Comparative Method; 6.4.3 Comparative Law and User-Friendly Legal Science; References; Chapter 7: Anomalies of Normal Legal Science, Applications of User-Friendly Legal Science; 7.1 General Remarks; 7.2 Clear User and Legal Norms as Tools; 7.3 Legal Rhetoric; 7.3.1 General Remarks; 7.3.2 Sophists, Rhetors and Law Teachers; 7.3.3 User-Friendly Legal Rhetoric. 7.3.4 Arguments and Techniques7.4 Development of International Law; 7.4.1 General Remarks; 7.4.2 Brief History of International Law; 7.4.3 International Law through the Lens of User-Friendly Legal Science; 7.5 Development of Commercial Law; 7.5.1 General Remarks; 7.5.2 Brief History of Commercial Law; 7.5.3 The User Perspective in French and German Commercial Laws; 7.5.4 Earlier Approaches; 7.5.5 User-Friendly Commercial Law; References; Chapter 8: Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 204 pages)
• Subjects: 340.1; Jurisprudence; LAW -- Essays; LAW -- General Practice; LAW -- Jurisprudence; LAW -- Practical Guides; LAW -- Reference; Jurisprudence; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319534923; 3319534920
• Related ISBNs: 9783319534916; 3319534912
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 5, 2017).
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