Legal institutions in Professor H.L.A. Hart's concept of law

Summers concedes that with no respect to what might be called the "preceptual" as distinguished from the "institutional" dimension of law, Professor H. L. A. Hart is entirely right to stress the primacy of rules. Moreover, he concedes that courts are "creatures" of rule...

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Published in:The Notre Dame law review 2000-08, Vol.75 (5), p.1807
Main Author: Summers, Robert S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Courts
Educators
Law
Rules
Theory
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Summary:Summers concedes that with no respect to what might be called the "preceptual" as distinguished from the "institutional" dimension of law, Professor H. L. A. Hart is entirely right to stress the primacy of rules. Moreover, he concedes that courts are "creatures" of rules, at least insofar as rules prescribe features of adjudication.
ISSN:0745-3515