Journal article
Legal sources, the rule of recognition, and customary law
- Abstract:
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A perennial puzzle about source-based law such as precedent is what makes sources legally binding. One of the most influential answers to this puzzle is provided by Hart’s rule of recognition. According to Hart, the sources of law are accepted as binding by the officials of a legal system, and this collective social practice of officials provides the foundations for a legal system. According to Hart, the rule of recognition differs fundamentally from other legal rules in three ways: (1) the g...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Journal:
- American Journal of Jurisprudence Journal website
- Volume:
- 59
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 25-48
- Publication date:
- 2014-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2049-6494
- ISSN:
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0065-8995
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pubs:581608
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- pubs:581608
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581608
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- Copyright holder:
- Lamond
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Notes:
- © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of University of Notre Dame. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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