1st Edition
The Logic of Equality A Formal Analysis of Non-Discrimination Law
By Eric Heinze
Copyright 2003
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2003. The Logic of Equality proposes a formal-logical method for examining the indeterminacy of legal discourse, using the example of the non-discrimination norm. It shows that the indeterminacy of a legal concept does not mean that it is completely chaotic - the indeterminacy of the non-discrimination norm arises out of, and presupposes, a determinate formal... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Treatment: Preliminary concepts; The basic treatment symbols; Derivation of arguments; Normative positions; Theorems; General schema of assertions; Compound positions. Objective Status: Revised factual positions; Revised normative positions; Revised compound positions. Subjective Merit: Final normative positions; Final factual positions; Final compound positions. General Forms of Argument: The traditional model; The impact model; The accommodation model; The non-recognition model; Appendix: symbols and formulas; Works cited; Index of cases, names and topics.
Biography
Eric Heinze, Dr, is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK
'...clearly written and thought-provoking...Readers are assured to come away with heightened awareness of logical structure, and to acquire skills readily applicable both to the crafting and deconstruction of equal protection arguments.' Law and Politics Journal
