The Logic of Equality: A Formal Analysis of Non-Discrimination Law

ISBN-13: 9781138715554 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 152 str.

Eric Heinze

Opis

This title was first published in 2003. Taking an original approach to the analysis of legal argument, The Logic of Equality identifies the structure of concepts such as 'sameness' and 'difference' and applies these to leading cases in non-discrimination law.

Recenzje

'...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

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Eric Heinze, Dr, is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK