This collection of essays discusses the role of objectivity in legal discourse. The analysis focuses on objectivity at the macro and micro levels, which are objectivity of law and in law. Results show that the Cartesian paradigm of objectivity is not relevant to the current legal discourse, and new forms of legal objectivity are revealed instead.
This volume presents a collection of essays on objectivity in legal discourse. Has law a distinctive type of objectivity? Is there one specific type of legal objectivity or many, depending on the observatory language utilized? Is objectivity fit for law? The analyses in the various contributions show that the Cartesian paradigm of objectivity is not relevant to the current legal discourse, and new forms of legal objectivity are revealed instead. Each essay, in its distinctive way, analyses the strong commitment of law to objectivity, shedding light on the controversies that surround it.
Vito Breda
Breda Cartesian paradigm of objectivity Diverse epistemological perspective Interdisciplinary Legal Legal Reasoning Narratives Objectivity Perspective