Law as Craft

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Brett G. Scharffs

Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School

Date Written: 2001

Abstract

Law is neither an art nor a science. It is a craft. The craftsperson's gaze invariably combines both a backward and forward looking dimension. They desire to create something useful.

Keywords: law, science, art, craft, Llewellyn, Kronman, future, create, useful, precedent

Suggested Citation

Scharffs, Brett G., Law as Craft (2001). Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 6, 2001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2605086

Brett G. Scharffs (Contact Author)

Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School ( email )

430 JRCB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
United States

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