Do judicial reasoning styles influence the degree of acceptance of civil law court rulings by the general public? Together with co-authors Giesen, De Jong and Strohmaier I delved into this matter. The results show that the answer is negative. Rather, moral support for the outcome of the case seems more relevant. The article is available at the International Journal of Procedural Law. https://www.jurisquare.be/en/journal/ijpl/index.html
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' But whatever else they were, the founders were not lacking in imagination or the power of analogous reasoning; nor did they seek to forever lash their descendants to the most cramped reading of democracy they could conjure. They thought creatively and capaciously, particularly about how history and tradition should be used to reason about justice, well-being, law, and government.... '

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https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/gun-laws-bruen-clarence-thomas-framers-domestic-abuse.html