Judicial Reasoning

Abstract: 8 pages in length. Roland Case's "Understanding Judicial Reasoning : Controversies, Concepts, And Cases" addresses issues that society has been grappling with since the creation of the Constitution: How much of the law should be left up to personal interpretation and how much should be followed to the letter? Indeed, the extent to which contemporary judges impart their own legal perception is part and parcel to what Case attempts to tackle within the pages of his insightful account. Particularly interesting is how the author addresses three distinctive methods of reasoning that serve to define the decision-making processes of today's legal system, which include reasoning from interpretive guidelines; reasoning from prior cases; and reasoning from principle. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

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Catagory: Supreme Court & Constitutional Law

Subcatagory: Law & Legal Systems

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