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Research and Markets: A Book on Epistemic Uncertainty and Legal Theory: Examine How a Descriptive, and Morally & Politically Neutral Moral Theory Can Deal with Epistemic Uncertainty

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/78aa29/epistemic_uncertai)
has announced the addition of the "Epistemic Uncertainty and Legal
Theory" report to their offering.

   Crossing the usual boundaries of abstract legal theory, this book
considers actual charter systems - legal systems with explicitly
posited moral-political rights, such as those of Canada and the United
States - as well as cases in constitutional adjudication. It shows the
worth of careful reflection on methodological and meta-theoretical
issues for a comprehensive account of a present-day legal system which
is fast becoming the norm.

   The author explicitly connects the ongoing Methodology Debate
within legal philosophy to constitutional adjudication and Canadian
law. By drawing out the implications of the Methodology Debate and the
challenge of giving a proper account of constitutional adjudication in
a general theory of law, the study examines how a descriptive, morally
and politically neutral legal theory can deal with epistemic
uncertainty - uncertainty about the actual status of moral-political
legal provisions and their jurisprudential function - in a
thoroughgoing manner. It also demonstrates the merits of a minimalist
version of Legal Positivism with regard to the practical importance of
charters in charter systems and societies.

   Key Topics Covered:

   - Epistemic uncertainty and the methodology debate

   - Concept or concepts of law?

   - Choosing a theory of law

   - 'Methodological' positivism

   - Uncertainly on the ground

   - Understanding the Canadian constitution: the division of labour
in legal theory

   - Perspectival differences

   For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/78aa29/epistemic_uncertai

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
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press@researchandmarkets.com

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