Will Jurisprudence Become a Behavioural Science?

Palmer QC, Sir Geoffrey

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Will Jurisprudence Become a Behavioural Science?

New Zealand Law Journal 204, 1968

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 21

6 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last revised: 24 Feb 2015

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Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 1968

Abstract

This paper considers the interaction between jurisprudence and social science. It briefly covers the cynicism of writers such as Jerome Frank, who argue that judges are human and fallible and that juries are a triumph for irrationality, before considering the book 'The American Jury' which rebuts these points.

Keywords: legal system, jury, judge, judicial system, jurisprudence

JEL Classification: K40

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Palmer QC, Sir Geoffrey, Will Jurisprudence Become a Behavioural Science? (1968). New Zealand Law Journal 204, 1968, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2221645