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Coherence
In Dennis M. Patterson, A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory. Blackwell. pp. 521–538 (1996)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Coherence Theories of Law What Coherence Is The Characterization of Normative Coherence Theories The Normative Value of Coherence References.
coherence ‐ idea or theory is coherent, if it hangs or fits together utilitarianism, coherent ‐ monistic and flows from a single normative principle What motivates coherence theories coherence theories of law characterizing theories of law and adjudication ‐ clarifying differences, coherence and noncoherence theories of law nonlegal coherence theories ‐ requiring bases Eisenberg's positivist theory of the common law (1988) coherence theories ‐ explaining how to modify the base to produce law as output Pre‐emption, sixth coherentist method ‐ in avoiding conflict among standards normative value of coherence
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