| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Old fictions -- New fictions defined -- New fictions explored -- An acceptance test for fictions -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"General Introduction A legal fiction, for present purposes, is a false assumption a court knowingly relies on. The maxim that 'Everybody knows the law' is an example of a legal fiction. As a statement of fact, the maxim is evidently false. Not even lawyers or judges know all the law. And yet, courts apply it, as if it were true, with the result that ignorance of the law is no defence. We therefore say that the maxim is a legal fiction"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Cambridge, 2019) issued under title: Deus ex machina : legal fictions in private law |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2022) |
| Subject |
Fictions (Law) -- England
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Fictions (Law)
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England
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021024854 |
| ISBN |
100902132X |
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9781009023788 |
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1009023780 |
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9781009021326 |
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