How to Do Things with Legal Doctrine
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: What Is Doctrine? -- I. The Big Picture -- A. Artifacts -- B. Sources of Law -- C. Functions -- 1. Structuration -- 2. Defusing, Resolving, or Extinguishing Conflict -- 3. Correction -- 4. Realization of the Legal System -- 5. Reflexivity -- D. Legal Elements -- 1. Legal Persons -- 2. Entitlements and Disablements -- 3. Attribution Rules -- 4. Transfer Mechanisms -- 5. Interests/Harms -- 6. Remedies -- II. Doctrine -- A. The Characteristics of Doctrine -- B. The Structured Elasticity of Doctrine -- III. The Itinerary -- Chapter Two: Frames and Framing -- I. Entry-Framing -- II. Broad vs. Narrow Time Frames -- III. Segmented vs. Continuous Transactions -- IV. Action vs. Omission -- V. Level of Abstraction -- VI. The Theater Metaphor -- VII. Exit-Framing -- Chapter Three: Baselines -- I. Baseline Selection Problems -- A. Classic Baselines -- B. Variations within a Single Baseline -- 1. Level of Abstraction -- 2. Individualization -- 3. Multiplicity -- II. Baseline Neutrality Problems -- A. Failed Neutrality -- B. Denial and Evasion -- III. Baseline Collapse Problems -- IV. Summary -- Chapter Four: The Legal Distinction -- I. What Do Legal Distinctions Do? -- II. Three Criteria for "Sound" Legal Distinctions -- A. Conceptual Intelligibility -- B. Practicality -- C. Normative Appeal -- III. The Trade-Offs among the Three Criteria -- IV. The Classic Flaws and Why They Matter -- A. The Classic Flaws -- 1. Overbreadth -- 2. Underbreadth -- 3. Overlap -- 4. Discontinuity -- 5. False Dichotomy -- 6. Incoherence -- 7. Vagueness -- B. Why the Classic Flaws Matter: From Form to Substance -- 1. Waste -- 2. Fairness/Equality -- 3. Subversion -- 4. Efficiency -- 5. Rule of Law -- VI. Crafting Legal Distinctions -- VII. Where Do You Draw the Line? -- A. The Non-ideal World and the Inevitable Trade-Offs.