Law, Politics, and the Critical Legal Scholars: The Unfolding Drama of American Legal Thought

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 36, pp. 199-245, 1984

24 Pages Posted: 29 Mar 2010

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Allan Hutchinson

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

Patrick J. Monahan

Osgoode Hall Law School; Government of Ontario - Ontario Ministry of Attorney General

Date Written: 1984

Abstract

As do most other. disciplines, jurisprudence seeks to resolve a set of core issues. Although these issues appear deceptively simple, I their underlying complexity can make fools of the most expert. Yet, despite the complexity of the issues, traditional legal scholarship has proceeded on the basis of shared assumptions about the nature and role of legal theory. Over the past decade, however, a new movement that vigorously challenges the presuppositions of traditional jurisprudence has gained momentum. Its adherents do not simply contest the practical policies yielded by traditional legal theory; they reject the very basis of the theory itself.

Suggested Citation

Hutchinson, Allan and Monahan, Patrick, Law, Politics, and the Critical Legal Scholars: The Unfolding Drama of American Legal Thought (1984). Stanford Law Review, Vol. 36, pp. 199-245, 1984, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1577809

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