Date: 2006
Type: Working Paper
Syllogism and Defeasibilty: A Comment on Neil MacCormick’s Rhetoric and the Rule of Law
Working Paper, EUI LAW, 2006/23
SARTOR, Giovanni, Syllogism and Defeasibilty: A Comment on Neil MacCormick’s Rhetoric and the Rule of Law, EUI LAW, 2006/23 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6250
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This paper provides a review of Rhetoric and the Rule of Law, by Neil MacCormick, focussing
on the role of logic in legal reasoning. In particular it considers the connection between syllogism,
formal methods and rhetoric, and it distinguishes various aspects of legal defeasibility.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6250
ISSN: 1725-6739
Series/Number: EUI LAW; 2006/23
Publisher: European University Institute
Keyword(s): Law
Published version: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/30398