The identification of prototypical argumentative patterns in the justification of judicial decisions
In this contribution I identify prototypical patterns in the justification of judicial decisions. From a pragma-dialectical perspective, I explain the nature and rationale for the argumentative patterns from the perspective of the institutional function of legal justification and I
distinguish different argumentative patterns in clear cases and hard cases in the justification of judicial decisions.
Keywords: argumentative pattern; clear cases; hard cases; legal decision; legal interpretation method; legal justification; legal rule; prototypical argumentative pattern
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 31 March 2017
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