Legal Formalism

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legal theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Formalism
gptkbp:appliesTo Judicial decision-making
gptkbp:associatedWith 19th-century jurisprudence
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Legal_Pragmatism
gptkb:Legal_Realism
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Legal_Realists
gptkbp:emphasizes Literal interpretation of law
Separation of law and morality
gptkbp:focusesOn Application of legal rules
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:Mechanical_jurisprudence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legal Formalism
gptkbp:influenced Early American legal thought
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment rationalism
Classical legal thought
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo Originalism
Textualism
gptkbp:viewsJudgesAs Impartial interpreters of law
gptkbp:viewsLawAs Closed logical system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Formalism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5