The Path of the Law [electronic resource]
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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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.
Main title:
The Path of the Law [electronic resource] / Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Author:
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, Author
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[Place of publication not identified] : Duke Classics, [date of publication not identified]
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781620112342
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English
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BRN:
1044469
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