Justified epistemic authority (in legal interpretation)

Justified epistemic authority (in legal interpretation)

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The paper analyzes one of the main influences on the results of legal interpretation - epistemic authority.An account of authority is given along with a distinction between two basic types of authority, followed by a brief explanation of practical authority.Epistemic authority and derivative epistemic authority in particular are explained, in order to propose the conditions French Fry Cups/Holders under which the influence of epistemic authority on judicial interpretation is justified.The general conclusion of Cinnamon Herbs the paper is the following: A court or judge Y is rationally justified to defer to the ascription of meaning (interpretation) p to a legal text q of person X, if court or judge Y has good reasons to believe that X has more knowledge, skills, experience or training in ascribing meaning to (interpreting) q.