Legal Realism

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Philosophy of law
Legal theory
gptkbp:criticizedFor Mechanical application of law
gptkbp:emergedIn gptkb:United_States
Early 20th century
gptkbp:emphasizes Role of judges
Social context of law
gptkbp:focusesOn Judicial decision-making
Law in action
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legal Realism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Critical_legal_studies
Sociological jurisprudence
gptkbp:mainProponent gptkb:Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Jerome_Frank
gptkb:Karl_Llewellyn
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Law_and_the_Modern_Mind
The Path of the Law
gptkbp:opposedBy Legal formalism
gptkbp:relatedTo American jurisprudence
gptkbp:requires Law is shaped by social, economic, and psychological factors
Law is indeterminate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Legal_Formalism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6