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Juridical ontology: the evolution of legal form
Juristische Ontologie: die Evolution der Rechtsform
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Abstract
"Juridical concepts -specialized terms used in legal reasoning- have adaptive properties which allow for their coevolution with the social relations that they describe and constitute. Concepts form a bridge between empirical facts and legal norms. As such they allow data about the social world to en... view more
"Juridical concepts -specialized terms used in legal reasoning- have adaptive properties which allow for their coevolution with the social relations that they describe and constitute. Concepts form a bridge between empirical facts and legal norms. As such they allow data about the social world to enter legal discourse and frame normative judgments. Their defeasibility allows them to adjust to changes in their social and economic context. Studying juridical concepts in their historical context opens up new perspectives on institutional change and contributes to our understanding of social reality." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
evolution; system theory; standard; ontology; labor; law; convention
Classification
General History
Law
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 170-184
Journal
Historical Social Research, 40 (2015) 1
Issue topic
Law and conventions from a historical perspective
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.40.2015.1.170-184
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed