Systematic Approaches to Argument by Analogy

Analogy (law)

Analogy in law is a method of resolving issues on which there is no previous authority by using argument from analogy.

Analogia iuris

Analogia iuris is the concept that legal consequences can derive from the spirit of the law as is often the case in continental European law.

Analogia legis

Analogia legis is the concept that legal consequences arise from the wording of statutes.