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The Planning Theory of Law I: The Nature of Legal Institutions 1
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/phc3.12012
Subject(s) - principle of legality , law , legal research , empirical legal studies , legal realism , political science , legal formalism , legal norm , sociology , law and economics , black letter law , private law , comparative law
This paper and its companion (“The Planning Theory of Law II: The Nature of Legal Norms”) 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. This first paper concerns the account of legal institutions. The second concerns the account of legal norms.