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Argument From Precedent

Argument From Precedent is a form of analogical legal reasoning in which a legal conclusion is justified by reference to previously decided cases, distinguished by its reliance on judicial authority and doctrinal consistency within a common law system.

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913

Citations

35

Authors

23

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1

Variants

Precedential Reasoning

Parents

Publications

26

Legal reasoning with argumentation schemes

Thomas F. Gordon, Douglas Walton · 2009 · 78 citations

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Argument from Analogy in Law, the Classical Tradition, and Recent Theories

Fabrizio Macagno, Douglas Walton · Philosophy and Rhetoric · 2009 · 71 citations · Full text

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Argument by Analogy in European Law

Katja Langenbucher · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2008 · 66 citations · Full text

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Justice, Law, and Argument. Essays on Moral and Legal Reasoning

Édgar Bodenheimer, Chaïm Perelman · The American Journal of Comparative Law · 1981 · 64 citations

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Using argument schemes for hypothetical reasoning in law

Trevor Bench‐Capon, Henry Prakken · Artificial Intelligence and Law · 2010 · 60 citations

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Authors

35

  1. TB
    Trevor Bench‐Capon

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 132 citations

    4

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  2. HP
    Henry Prakken

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    3 publications · 104 citations

    3

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  3. DW
    Douglas Walton

    University of Windsor, Canada

    2 publications · 88 citations

    2

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  4. GS
    Giovanni Sartor

    University of Bologna, Italy

    2 publications · 43 citations

    2

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  5. FM
    Fabrizio Macagno

    Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

    2 publications · 81 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

23

  1. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    133 citations

  2. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  3. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    105 citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  5. University of Windsor

    Windsor, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    149 citations

  6. Tufts University

    Medford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    78 citations

  8. National Communication Association

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 97 citations

    3

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  2. Argumentation and Advocacy

    2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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  3. The American Journal of Comparative Law

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

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  4. Philosophy and Rhetoric

    2 publications · 81 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies

    1 publications · 45 citations

    1

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