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  • Purely Formal Legal Theory: Deontic Networks

    Purely Formal Legal Theory by Quirico, Ottavio;

    Deontic Networks

    Series: Routledge Research in Legal Philosophy;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 16 April 2025

    • ISBN 9781032132488
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages98 pages
    • Size 216x138 mm
    • Weight 340 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 23 Illustrations, black & white; 23 Line drawings, black & white
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    Short description:

    This book elaborates on deontic logic and network theory to present a reductionist theory of the law, disclosing a simple understanding of legal norms based on minimum necessary and sufficient notions.

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    Long description:

    This book elaborates on deontic logic and network theory to present a reductionist theory of the law, disclosing a simple understanding of legal norms based on minimum necessary and sufficient notions. The analysis explores the concept of a ‘norm’ as a claim-obligation relation that regulates conduct, that is, action and inaction, among subjects, in space and time. Based on these five minimum notions, the study illustrates legal systems as networks of substantive right-duty relations that are procedurally organised according to time. The research relies on basic Kripke-style semantics as social matrixes to explain fundamental normative concepts and further on network science, social network theory and graph-theoretic notation, based on ties and nodes, to elaborate a formal representation of minimum necessary notions and of legal systems as deontic networks. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and practitioners working in the areas of legal philosophy, legal theory and international law.

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    Table of Contents:

    Introduction: a purely formal legal theory;  1. Norm;  2. Normative systems;  3 The State, international law and EU law as normative systems: formal deontic networks;  Conclusion: the law as a formal deontic network

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