Preface |
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Permissions |
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Table of common law cases and practice directions |
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Table of common law legislation |
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General introduction |
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1 What was the contribution of the medieval civilians? |
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12 | (21) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (3) |
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1.3 Methods of the glossators |
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17 | (4) |
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1.4 Post-Glossators (Commentators) |
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21 | (3) |
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1.5 Theory and methods of the Post-Glossators |
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24 | (3) |
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1.6 Ius commune and the development of method |
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27 | (6) |
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2 What was the contribution of the Roman lawyers? |
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33 | (24) |
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33 | (3) |
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2.2 Institutes: persons, things and actions |
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36 | (2) |
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2.3 Casuistry and categorisation |
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38 | (3) |
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2.4 Philosophical and theory contexts |
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41 | (1) |
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2.5 Attitude and specific techniques |
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42 | (5) |
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2.6 Logic and rationalisation |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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2.9 Assessing the contribution of the Roman jurists |
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52 | (5) |
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3 What was the contribution of the later civilians and the common lawyers? |
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57 | (30) |
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3.1 Humanist re-orientation |
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57 | (3) |
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3.2 Civilian rationalists |
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60 | (5) |
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3.3 Nominalism and rights |
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65 | (2) |
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3.4 Codification and reasoning |
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67 | (3) |
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3.5 Codification and legal science |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (5) |
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3.8 Reacting to civilian formalism |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (2) |
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3.10 Legal argumentation and the civilians |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (1) |
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4 What is the institutional legacy? |
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87 | (30) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (6) |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (6) |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (3) |
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4.8 Legal models: some concluding remarks |
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114 | (3) |
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5 What is the legal literature legacy? |
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117 | (26) |
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5.1 Teaching and practice of law |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (4) |
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5.4 Taxonomy and reasoning |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (3) |
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5.6 Mapping and reasoning |
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131 | (1) |
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5.7 Representing knowledge |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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5.9 Scientific and legal taxonomy |
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136 | (2) |
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5.10 Empirical categories |
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138 | (2) |
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5.11 Rationalisation and reasoning |
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140 | (3) |
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6 How do legal reasoners treat facts? |
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143 | (25) |
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6.1 Introduction: law and fact |
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143 | (2) |
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6.2 Institutional model and facts |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (4) |
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151 | (4) |
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155 | (3) |
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6.6 Causing damage and causing a risk |
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158 | (2) |
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6.7 Ex iure factum oritur (virtual facts) |
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160 | (3) |
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163 | (3) |
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166 | (2) |
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7 Is legal reasoning like medical reasoning? |
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168 | (29) |
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7.1 Introduction: patients and clients |
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168 | (2) |
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7.2 Legal and medical reasoning: generalities |
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170 | (1) |
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7.3 Diagnosing a legal problem |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (2) |
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7.5 Knowledge models and reasoning about facts |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (3) |
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7.8 Coherence versus policy: dialectical and functional reasoning |
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184 | (4) |
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7.9 Explanation, understanding and confrontation |
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188 | (2) |
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7.10 Explanation and manipulation |
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190 | (7) |
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8 Is legal reasoning like reasoning in film studies? |
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197 | (32) |
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197 | (5) |
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8.2 Form and content (personification theory) |
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202 | (5) |
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207 | (2) |
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8.4 Childish (and elitist) introspection |
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209 | (2) |
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8.5 Representation and dimensions |
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211 | (2) |
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8.6 Depicting reality: representation theory |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (4) |
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8.9 From theory to interpretation |
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222 | (3) |
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8.10 Theory versus interpretative frameworks |
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225 | (3) |
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8.11 Towards fiction theory? |
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228 | (1) |
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9 Is legal reasoning based on fictions? |
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229 | (29) |
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9.1 Introduction: fiction theory |
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229 | (2) |
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9.2 Epistemological attitude |
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231 | (2) |
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9.3 Legal reasoning and concepts |
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233 | (3) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (1) |
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9.6 Inferential legal reasoning |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (3) |
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9.9 Interpretation and fiction |
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246 | (2) |
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9.10 Taxonomy and fiction |
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248 | (3) |
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9.11 Fiction and knowledge representation |
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251 | (4) |
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9.12 Conclusion: legal reasoning and reality |
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255 | (3) |
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10 Can legal reasoning be rethought? |
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258 | (27) |
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10.1 Introduction: demystifying legal reasoning |
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258 | (2) |
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10.2 Rule model and system |
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260 | (3) |
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263 | (4) |
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10.4 Analogy and the rule model |
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267 | (3) |
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270 | (3) |
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10.6 Reasoning about facts: schemes of intelligibility |
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273 | (3) |
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10.7 Lessons from social science schemes |
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276 | (1) |
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10.8 Demystification and the rule model of law |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (6) |
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11 Rethinking legal reasoning: should jurists take interests more seriously? |
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285 | (22) |
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285 | (1) |
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11.2 Rights and interests |
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286 | (3) |
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11.3 Defining an interest |
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289 | (2) |
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11.4 Advantages attaching to the notion of an interest |
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291 | (3) |
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11.5 Interests attaching to the persona |
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294 | (4) |
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11.6 Interests attaching to the res |
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298 | (3) |
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11.7 Interests attaching to the actio |
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301 | (5) |
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11.8 Interests and the institutional plan |
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306 | (1) |
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12 Should jurists take interests more seriously (continued)? |
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307 | (22) |
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307 | (3) |
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12.2 Liberty, expectations and interests |
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310 | (2) |
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12.3 Damages, debt and interests |
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312 | (3) |
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12.4 Penalties and interests |
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315 | (2) |
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317 | (4) |
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12.6 Mediating role of an interest |
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321 | (2) |
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12.7 Diluting tendencies of interests |
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323 | (2) |
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12.8 Rights versus interests |
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325 | (2) |
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12.9 Taking interests seriously |
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327 | (2) |
Concluding remarks |
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329 | (4) |
Bibliography |
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333 | (14) |
Index |
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