@book{2025:koref:an_empiric,
title = {An Empirical Analysis of Legal Reasoning in Czechia},
year = {2025},
note = {Is judicial reasoning in Central Europe as formalistic as is often
claimed? This book takes a detailed look at the Czech Supreme Court
and the Supreme Administrative Court and challenges the myth of
‘Central European formalism’ by conducting a new content analysis
of the Czech courts of last resort. Offering the first systematic,
evidence-based assessment of their reasoning, it reveals the courts’
actual approaches and provides a fresh perspective on the formalism
debate. This study bridges the gap between legal theory and empirical
legal studies by providing important new evidence on legal reasoning
in Czechia, paving the way for further international comparisons. This
title is also available as open access.},
edition = {1},
publisher = {Tectum},
address = {Baden-Baden},
series = {Young Academics: European Legal Theory},
volume = {5},
author = {Koref, Tomáš}
}