The Devil is in the Definition - Definitions and their Limited Use in Legal Problem Solving
The lawyer’s usual attempt to catch the meaning of a thing by entangling it in a net of words is based on a common misapprehension of the way words work. The great minds of the ages have since time immemorial reminded us that words do not contain essences, that meanings are social constructs, and th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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North-West University
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.nwu.ac.za/webfm_send/43764 |