What proposition is most characteristic of legal realism?
Correct answer: B. Law is understood partly through how courts and officials actually act
- A. Law is valid only when it reflects eternal moral principles
- B. Law is understood partly through how courts and officials actually act
- C. Law consists exclusively of commands issued by a sovereign
- D. Law develops independently of social and political conditions
Explanation
Legal realists emphasize the practical operation of law, especially judicial behaviour and the effects of social conditions on decisions. They therefore challenge purely formal accounts that treat written rules as sufficient to explain legal outcomes.
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