Why law needs the humanities: judging from experience

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  • Jeanne Gaakeer Erasmus School of Law

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21119/anamps.51.5-14

Keywords:

Law and Literature, Law and Humanities, interdisciplinary, legal practice.

Abstract

This paper reproduces the “introduction” of the book Judging from Experience: Law, Praxis, Humanities. The aim is to publicize to academic readers the content and the main ideas of this instigating work.

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Author Biography

Jeanne Gaakeer, Erasmus School of Law

Professor of Jurisprudence: Hermeneutical and Narrative Foundations at Erasmus School of Law. Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Published

2019-06-11

How to Cite

GAAKEER, J. Why law needs the humanities: judging from experience. ANAMORPHOSIS - International Journal of Law and Literature, Porto Alegre, v. 5, n. 1, p. 5–14, 2019. DOI: 10.21119/anamps.51.5-14. Disponível em: https://periodicos.rdl.org.br/anamps/article/view/587. Acesso em: 22 oct. 2024.

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019): janeiro-junho

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