  At this point in the discussion, it is possible to draw out some further possible links between the two concepts with which this entry is concerned, namely interpretation and coherence. If we hold that legal reasoning in sense (b), namely reasoning from the content of the law to the outcome which judges should adopt in a case before them, is wholly (Dworkin 1986) or mainly (Raz 1996a) interpretive, then we can reformulate some of the questions raised above concerning how much emphasis is to be placed upon coherence in adjudication in terms of the extent to which, in interpreting the law, we should interpret it in such a way as to realise the value of coherence in judicial decisions. So, for example, is coherence the sole desideratum which should guide judges in interpreting the law, or is it merely one feature of a successful such interpretation, and, moreover, is it a necessary feature, or one which, although desirable, may be overridden by competing values which judges should also try to realise in interpreting the law?