The Speluncean Explorers
Further Proceedings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10791908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alessio D’amato (0000-0003-2344-0458, corresponding author), Anthony D'Amato |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 467 |
| Publication date | 1980-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Stanford Law Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-9765 • E-ISSN: 1939-8581 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1228393 |
| OpenAlex | W3123066347 |
| Language | EN |
Lon L. Fuller's The Case of the Speluncean Explorers is a classic in jurisprudence. The case presents five judicial opinions which clash with each other and produce for the reader an exhilarating excursion into fundamental theories of law and the state and the role of courts vis-i-vis legislatures and executives. Though the issues articulated by Fuller are timeless, the past thirty years in jurisprudential scholarship have produced at least one major new vantage point—the "rights thesis
Geography · Political science · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Legal principles and applications · Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |