1. An example of legal syllogism is: Major premise (the legal rule)—whoever kills another human being shall be imprisoned for life; Minor premise (the facts)—the defendant has killed another human being; Conclusion (the legal consequence)—the defendant shall be imprisoned for life. On the theory of legal syllogism as a theory of judicial decision see Jerzy Wróblewski, ‘Legal Syllogism and Rationality ofJudicial Decision’ (1974) 5Rechtstheorie33.