The Antinomy of Coherence and Determinacy

Publication Title

Iowa Law Review

Authors

William A. Edmundson, Georgia State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Abstract

Coherence and determinacy are both apparent desiderata for bodies of law and legal systems. Unfortunately, in legal systems of any complexity, increasing the degree of one invariably brings about a lessening of the other. For theories of law - such as Ronald Dworkin's - that emphasize the importance of coherence in judicial reasoning, while requiring as a condition of legitimacy that legal rights pre-exist judicial decisions, this must be an unwelcome fact.

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Recommended Citation

William A. Edmundson, The Antinomy of Coherence and Determinacy, 82 Iowa L. Rev. 1 (1996).

Institutional Repository Citation

William A. Edmundson, The Antinomy of Coherence and Determinacy, Faculty Publications By Year 1381 (1996)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/1381

Volume

82

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

20