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Legal theory

the feature of general legal rules that leaves some cases uncertain at their edges, so officials must use discretion to decide borderline applications.

In legal theory, open texture refers to the feature of general legal rules that leaves some cases uncertain at their edges, so officials must use discretion to decide borderline applications. This meaning comes from Hart (1961) in The concept of law.[1]

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References

Hart, H. L. A. (1961). The concept of law. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9788673470207

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