- 02 May 2018 20:07
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http://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewco ... ext=facpub
For those who don't know, Phillip Bobbitt laid modern groundwork on the six main arguments to interpret Constitutional law: historical, textual, doctrinal, prudential, structural, and ethical.
This article demonstrates how Wittgenstein's analysis of language showed what Bobbitt really meant when saying none of these interpretations are to be convincing when studying them. Instead, they're meant to be applied in the courtroom when the situation arises.
For those who don't know, Phillip Bobbitt laid modern groundwork on the six main arguments to interpret Constitutional law: historical, textual, doctrinal, prudential, structural, and ethical.
This article demonstrates how Wittgenstein's analysis of language showed what Bobbitt really meant when saying none of these interpretations are to be convincing when studying them. Instead, they're meant to be applied in the courtroom when the situation arises.