Law as Craft
105 Pages Posted: 12 May 2015
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: 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
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