Internal legal statements manifest an accepted shared framework of rules.

Evidence

The use of unstated rules of recognition, by courts and others, in identifying particular rules of the system is characteristic of the internal point of view. Those who use them in this way thereby manifest their own acceptance of them as guiding rules and with this attitude there goes a characteristic vocabulary different from the natural expressions of the external point of view. — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 326

Categorization

• XREF: XREF: Distinguishes legal normativity from sociological description. — connects to: Legal propositions are true when they invite competent professional assent. — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 387; Legal propositions are true only within the practice’s own recognized forms — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 438; Formalism is a central and distinctive feature of law — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 54 (+2 more)
• SEED: SEED: Article angle on how legal language functions as a shared evaluative practice.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 326

Broader Connections

• Legal propositions are true only within the practice’s own recognized forms #corroborates (0.85) — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 438
• Formalism is a central and distinctive feature of law #expands (0.60) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 54