The Realist Perspective of Law in the Theory of Legal Reasoning (1334 words, 4 pages)
According to legal realists, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Jerome Frank, legal realism is the theory of legal reasoning or adjudication. Realists believe that judges bring their own personal interpretations to their decisions using perspectives on law, morality and economics (Lecture 3, Dimock, 2007). Law is seen as whatever the courts ...
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