Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

9-22-2013

SSRN Discipline

Legal Scholarship Network; Philosophy Research Network; Social Insurance Research Network; Law School Research Papers - Legal Studies; Law & Society eJournals; Law & Society: Public Law eJournals; LSN Subject Matter eJournals; Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence & Legal Philosophy eJournals; Humanities Network; Political Science Network

Abstract

This essay introduces the 20112012 Meador Lecture Series on Boundaries The essay introduces the concept of "boundaries" generally and also makes the argument that frequently legal decisionmaking depends upon the application of a rule "“ which may not itself be defensible against other plausible rules "“ to create a specific criterial boundary for an otherwise vaguelybounded concept The essay then briefly considers the coherence and necessity of this method of legal decisionmaking

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