Rethinking the Reasonable Person: An Egalitarian Reconstruction of the Objective Standard
- ISBN-10
- 019924782X
- ISBN-13
- 9780199247820
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 343
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- Mayo Moran
Description
The 'reasonable person' is used to assess the acceptability of behaviour in many areas of the law. This notion has attracted a great deal of criticism as it presupposes uncontested notions of 'normal' behaviour. This book explores whether there are deeper foundations to these criticisms.
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