Download or read book Theory of Legal Principles written by Humberto Avila and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-26 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the distinction between principles and rules so that they can be better understood and applied. It structures the distinction between principles and rules on different foundations than those jurisprudence ordinarily employs. It also proposes a new model to explain the normative species, which includes structured weighing on the application process while encompassing substantive criteria of justice in its argument.