La pregunta más básica de la filosofía de la responsabilidad extracontractual es qué explica el deber de compensar los daños que causamos a otros. Esta cuestión ha sido abordada desde dos perspectivas bien diferentes. Por un lado, los partidarios del análisis económico del derec…
The nature and value of vagueness in the law
Interpreting statutes: a comparative study
"The principle of proportionality, which has become the standard test for adjudicating human and constitutional rights disputes in jurisdictions worldwide has had few critics. Proportionality is generally taken for granted or enthusiastically promoted or accepted with minor qual…
Modern legal interpretation: legalism or beyond
Are legislatures able to form and act on intentions? The question matters because the interpretation of statutes is often thought to centre on the intention of the legislature and because the way in which the legislature acts is relevant to the authority it does or should enjoy.…
In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style - with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? …