The relationship between logic and law has been a troublesome one and it has been object of much philosophical debate in the last century. Several scholars have denied the usefulness of logical methods in law and legal theory while others have strongly argued in favor of a logic-driven analysis of law and legal reasoning. Be it as it may, this latter view has generated decades of interesting work at the interface of law, logic but also philosophy and articial intelligence, and this work is the object of the present chapter. The present chapter is devoted to a short and light-weighted overview of some signicant contributions in this field. The overview should by no means be considered exhaustive and just briefly considers some key issues selected by the authors.
Logic in the Law: A Concise Overview
ROTOLO, ANTONINO
2011
Abstract
The relationship between logic and law has been a troublesome one and it has been object of much philosophical debate in the last century. Several scholars have denied the usefulness of logical methods in law and legal theory while others have strongly argued in favor of a logic-driven analysis of law and legal reasoning. Be it as it may, this latter view has generated decades of interesting work at the interface of law, logic but also philosophy and articial intelligence, and this work is the object of the present chapter. The present chapter is devoted to a short and light-weighted overview of some signicant contributions in this field. The overview should by no means be considered exhaustive and just briefly considers some key issues selected by the authors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
