Law as Craft

Recommended Citation

Brett G. Scharffs, Law as Craft, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 2243 (2001), 2243 (2001).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/faculty_scholarship/116

Authors

Brett G. Scharffs, BYU LawFollow

Keywords

law, science, art, craft, Llewellyn, Kronman, future, create, useful, precedent

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Law is neither an art nor a science. It is a craft. The craftsperson's gaze invariably combines both a backward and forward looking dimension. They desire to create something useful.

Relation

54 Vand. L. Rev.

Publication Title

Vanderbilt Law Review