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Stein, A. (2024). 'Probabilism in Legal Interpretation' In E. Hilgendorf, (Ed.), Law in Times of Crisis (1st ed., pp. 163-185)
Stein, Alex. "Probabilism in Legal Interpretation". Law in Times of Crisis, edited by Eric Hilgendorf, Duncker & Humblot, 2024, pp. 163-185.
Stein, A. (2024): 'Probabilism in Legal Interpretation', in Hilgendorf, E (ed.). Law in Times of Crisis. Duncker & Humblot, pp. 163-185.
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Probabilism in Legal Interpretation

Stein, Alex

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Duncker & Humblot
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https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-58941-8.2023.163
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23

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Alex Stein

Stein, Alex, Justice Prof. Dr., Supreme Court of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

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Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Alex Stein: Probabilism in Legal Interpretation 163
I. Theories of Interpretation 163
II. Introducing Probabilism 167
1. Standard of Proof 169
2. Tie-Breakers 172
3. Language, “Family Resemblances” and Other Evidence 174
III. Probabilism and Bostock 177
IV. Conclusion 182
Bibliography 183

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