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The Planning Theory of Law II: The Nature of Legal Norms
Author(s) -
Plunkett David
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/phc3.12011
Subject(s) - principle of legality , law , political science , legal research , legal realism , empirical legal studies , legal norm , law and economics , sociology , epistemology , philosophy
This paper and its companion (“The Planning Theory of Law I: The Nature of Legal Institutions”) provide a general introduction to Scott Shapiro’s Planning Theory of Law as developed in his recent book Legality . The Planning Theory encompasses both an account of the nature of legal institutions and an account of the nature of legal norms. The first paper concerns the account of legal institutions. This paper concerns the account of legal norms.