The Path of the Law

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law
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Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ISBN: 9781775410577
Publisher: The Floating Press Publication: May 1, 2009
Imprint: The Floating Press Language: English
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
ISBN: 9781775410577
Publisher: The Floating Press
Publication: May 1, 2009
Imprint: The Floating Press
Language: English
The Path of the Law is a short essay by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., an American jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. A cornerstone of his jurisprudential philosophy was the prediction theory of law, believing the law should be defined specifically as a prediction of how the courts work. In The Path of the Law Holmes argues that a criminal isn't concerned about ethics or conceptions of natural law; they are concerned about avoiding punishment and jail. "The law", therefore, should be based on prediction of what will bring about punishment via the court system.
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The Path of the Law is a short essay by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., an American jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. A cornerstone of his jurisprudential philosophy was the prediction theory of law, believing the law should be defined specifically as a prediction of how the courts work. In The Path of the Law Holmes argues that a criminal isn't concerned about ethics or conceptions of natural law; they are concerned about avoiding punishment and jail. "The law", therefore, should be based on prediction of what will bring about punishment via the court system.

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