Legal Fictions

by Lon L. Fuller

Three classic articles on legal fictions that were pubished in 1930-31

Genres: Law

158 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Lon Luvois Fuller was a noted legal philosopher, who wrote The Morality of Law in 1964, discussing the connection between law and morality. Fuller was professor of Law at Harvard University for many years, and is noted in American law for his contributions to the law of contracts. His debate with H. L. A. Hart in the Harvard Law Review (Vol. 71) was of significant importance for framing the modern conflict between legal positivism and natural law. Fuller was an important influence on Ronald Dworkin, who was one of his students at Harvard Law.

Reviews

[Arne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinerende behandeling van de figuur van de juridische fictie, uit rechtsfilosofisch oogpunt bezien. Enorm prettig en verhelderend geschreven. Het boek overstijgt met name in het laatste hoofdstuk de rechtsfilosofie en gaat meer in op de filosofie van het denken en redeneren an sich.

Zo'n boek waar ik de rest van mijn leven af en toe nog aan zal denken, ook in mijn niet-juridische leven.

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

How can an inconsequential idiot like me give such an influential book less than 5 stars? Absorbing and challenging while being a heck of a lot more readable than I imagined it would be. Maybe that is why Fuller is so fondly remembered by law scholars: he's one of the few that have mastered the art of satisfying the rigours of accuracy in specialised subject matter while being able to write in fluent and enjoyable prose.