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Informationen zum Autor Daved Muttart obtained his Ph.D. and conducted post-doctoral studies at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. Klappentext Filling an important niche in the study of jurisprudence, The Empirical Gap in Jurisprudence demonstrates that systematic studies based on large samples of cases will yield many insights that were obfuscated by prior efforts that relied on small and self-selected samples. Zusammenfassung Filling an important niche in the study of jurisprudence! The Empirical Gap in Jurisprudence demonstrates that systematic studies based on large samples of cases will yield many insights that were obfuscated by prior efforts that relied on small and self-selected samples. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgmentsSection I. Setting the Stage Introduction Possible Solutions: Case Study of the Supreme Court of Canada Beginning to Close the Empirical GapSection II. Measuring the Court's Decisions Fact! Law! and Policy Modes of Legal Reasoning Changing the Law Other Trends: Bright Lines to Principles Judicial Attitudes and Other Interesting Findings CharterCases Are DifferentSection III. Testing Theories How Judges Judge: Testing Legal Theory Is Legal Reasoning Autonomous? Is the Supreme Court of Canada 'Too' Activist? Conclusion: The Gap Has Been NarrowedNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
