Strategic Indeterminacy in the Law
David Lanius
Reviews and Awards
"a work of remarkable scholarship ... for scholars interested in the relation between law and language, Strategic Indeterminacy in the Law is required reading." - Quentin Du Plessis, Journal of Applied Philosophy
"Strategic Indeterminacy in the Law is a careful and comprehensive guide to the many kinds of indeterminacy in the law, how law responds to indeterminacy, and why courts and lawmakers sometimes intentionally seek indeterminacy. It will be an important resource forcourts and scholars alike" - Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas, Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Minnesota
"A philosophically sophisticated work that breaks new ground in our understanding of indeterminacy in law. This book should be read by lawyers and legal philosophers alike. It is as accessible as it is insightful" - Dennis Patterson, Board of Governors Professor of Law and Philosophy, Rutgers University and Surrey Law School
"David Lanius's Strategic Indeterminacy in the Law contains a terrifically clear and rigorous discussion of indeterminacy and its relevance to law. Lanius offers a systematic, clarificatory overview of the relevant fundamental notions, persuasively examines existing arguments, and provides interesting positive arguments for the strategic value of legal indeterminacy" - Hrafn Asgeirsson, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, University of Surrey