American Legal Realism

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Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:advocates_for Judicial discretion
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Karl_Llewellyn
Jerome Frank
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emphasizes Real-world outcomes of legal decisions
gptkbp:examines Legal literature
gptkbp:focuses_on Practical effects of law
gptkbp:has_impact_on Legal theory
Judicial decision-making
Legal education
gptkbp:has_influence_on Law and economics
Law and society
gptkbp:historical_role Realism in philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Legal Realism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:physicist
gptkb:psychologist
gptkbp:is_characterized_by gptkb:Research_Institute
Critique of legal reasoning
Focus on interdisciplinary approaches
Focus on judicial behavior
Focus on social context
Focus on the impact of law on society
Focus on the importance of case studies
Focus on the importance of empirical evidence
Focus on the influence of social factors on law
Focus on the law as it is applied
Focus on the law as it operates in society
Focus on the law in action
Focus on the practical application of law
Focus on the relationship between law and morality
Focus on the role of advocacy in law
Focus on the role of ethics in law
Focus on the role of judges
Focus on the role of legal practitioners.
Focus on the role of legal reform
Focus on the role of public policy in law
Focus on the role of social justice in law
Focus on the unpredictability of legal outcomes
Focus on the variability of legal interpretations
Focus on the role of context in legal decision-making
Focus on the relationship between law and social change
gptkbp:is_compared_to Formalism
gptkbp:is_considered A movement in legal thought
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Legal_Positivism
Natural Law Theory
Legal formalism
gptkbp:is_influenced_by Pragmatic philosophy
gptkbp:is_part_of American legal theory
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:Judge
Legal scholars
gptkbp:is_reflected_in Legal scholarship
Judicial opinions
Legal practices
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Critical_Legal_Studies
Pragmatism
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roscoe_Pound
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6