The logic of liberal rights : a study in the formal analysis of legal discourse / Eric Heinze.

Author
Heinze, Eric [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Routledge, 2003.
Description
1 online resource (353 p.)

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The Logic of Liberal Rights uses basic logic to develop a model of argument presupposed in all disputes about civil rights and liberties. No prior training in logic is required, as each step is explained. This analysis does not merely apply general logic to legal arguments but is also specifically tailored to the issues of civil rights and liberties. It shows that all arguments about civil rights and liberties presuppose one fixed structure and that there can be no original argument in rights disputes, except within the confines of that structure. Concepts arising in disputes about ri
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
Contents
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Cases and sources; Introduction; Agents; Rights and restrictions; Overview of agents; Parties; Quantification and reverse translation; The individual actor; The personal actor; The non-personal actor; Society; Theorems and proofs; Implication and implicature; Harm; Two harm axioms; Causation; The basic harm symbols; Causation markers; Right-based harm; Restriction-based harm; Consent; The concept of consent; Harm and consent; Volition; Forms of argument; Breach; The Urtheorie; Individualism and collectivism; The background theories
  • Volitional liberalismNon-consensual liberalism; Paternalism; Democracy; Conclusion: a roomful of scholars; Axioms and background theories; Symbols and formulas; Reverse translation rules; European Convention on Human Rights (excerpts); Answers to exercises; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
ISBN
  • 1-134-41982-1
  • 1-134-41983-X
  • 1-280-02301-5
  • 0-203-38080-0
OCLC
  • 299570223
  • 936888668
  • 252869827
Doi
  • 10.4324/9780203380802
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