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Abstract
Perelmana's philosophy of legal argument has attracted widespread commentary from legal scholars, but the commentators' understanding is neither consistent nor uniformly accurate. Furthermore, professional applications of the New Rhetoric remain indistinct. This essay surveys critical perspectives on Perelman in international legal scholarship, especially the doctrines of justification, loci, and “process.” The essay concludes that a relatively undeveloped movement, Critical Legal Studies, may offer the most likely opportunity for application of Perelman's thought.