Abstract:Meiler and Skaaning's paper addresses an important question -what is the added value of constmcting diminished subtypes? While the analysis focuses on subtypes of the Rechtsstaat and sub-components of the mle of law it also touches on the general utility of diminished subtypes. The authors reassess Lauth and Sehring's (2009) proposal of four diminished subtypes of the mle of law. The evaluation criteria that they propose are comprehensible and comprise the conceptual plausibility as well as the empirical occur… Show more
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