Thinking like a lawyer a new introduction to legal reasoning / Frederick Schauer.

Author/creator Schauer, Frederick F.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 239 p. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Introduction: Is there legal reasoning? -- Rules : in law and elsewhere -- The practice and problems of precedent -- Authority and authorities -- The use and abuse of analogies -- The idea of the common law -- The challenge of legal realism -- The interpretation of statutes -- The judicial opinion -- Making law with rules and standards -- Law and fact -- The burden of proof and its cousins.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008035011
ISBN9780674032705
ISBN0674032705

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