▁trial ▁that ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁ver dict ▁of ▁guilty . ▁Is ▁that ▁not ▁formal ism ? ▁Long ▁live ▁formal ism ! ▁It ▁is ▁what ▁makes ▁us ▁a ▁government ▁of ▁laws ▁and ▁not ▁of ▁men . ▁ ▁S cal ia ' s ▁strong est ▁claim ▁on ▁F ormal ist ▁credentials ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁an ▁ess ay ▁entitled ▁The ▁Rule ▁of ▁Law ▁as ▁a ▁Law ▁of ▁R ules . ▁ ▁Frederick ▁Sch auer ▁ ▁Frederick ▁Sch auer , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁published ▁a ▁law ▁review ▁article ▁titled ▁" Form al ism " ▁in ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁Journal . ▁In ▁it ▁he ▁ur ges ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁re th ink ▁the ▁" cont empor ary ▁a version ▁to ▁formal ism " ▁and ▁states ▁that ▁his ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁" res cue ▁formal ism ▁from ▁concept ual ▁ban ishment ". ▁He ▁arg ues ▁formal ism ▁should ▁be ▁concept ually ▁re th ought , ▁not ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁merely ▁whether ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁or ▁bad ▁thing , ▁but ▁rather ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁how ▁language ▁both ▁can ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁decision - m akers ▁in ▁the ▁decision - making ▁process . ▁ ▁W ole ński ▁In ▁his ▁ess ay ▁" Form al ▁and ▁inform al ▁in ▁legal ▁logic ", ▁Jan ▁W ole ński ▁cont ends ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁" r het or ical ▁functions ▁of ▁metal og ical ▁concepts ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁legal ▁disc