Critical human interests are affected on a daily basis by appeal to past decisions deemed to be \'legally valid\'.
Legal philosophy has paid considerable attention to validity criteria, but it has neglected to explore validity\'s point: whether, and if so how, the pervasiv.
Through the technique of validity, lawyerly reasoning settles morally pressing matters in a way that largely bypasses moral argument.
They include statutes, deportation orders, judgments, mortgage contracts, patents and wills.
Critical human interests are affected on a daily basis by appeal to past decisions deemed to be \'legally valid\'