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The intricacies of dicta and dissent

Duxbury, Neil (2021) The intricacies of dicta and dissent. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781108841498

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Identification Number: 10.1017/9781108882590

Abstract

Common-law judgments tend to be more than merely judgments, for judges often make pronouncements that they need not have made had they kept strictly to the task in hand. Why do they do this? The Intricacies of Dicta and Dissent examines two such types of pronouncement, obiter dicta and dissenting opinions, primarily as aspects of English case law. Neil Duxbury shows that both of these phenomena have complex histories, have been put to a variety of uses, and are not amenable to being straightforwardly categorized as secondary sources of law. This innovative and unusual study casts new light on – and will prompt lawyers to pose fresh questions about – the common law tradition and the nature of judicial decision-making.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: https://www.cambridge.org/at/academic/subjects/law...
Additional Information: © 2021 The Author
Divisions: Law
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Date Deposited: 24 May 2022 14:15
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 22:35
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/115188

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