Normativity and NormsCritical Perspectives on Kelsenian Themes

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ID23788693
AuthorsStanley L Paulson (corresponding author)
Year1999
Publication date1999-02-11
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueNormativity and norms (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198763154.001.0001
OpenAlexW97599829
ISBN9780198763154
LanguageEN
Citations received16

Hans Kelsen's efforts in the areas of legal philosophy and legal theory are considered by many scholars of law to be the most influential thinking of recent years. This book makes available some of the best work extant on Kelsen's theory, including chapters newly translated into English. The volume addresses in detail the topic where debate on Kelsen's work has been liveliest: ‘normativity’ as Kelsen's alternative to both traditional legal positivism and natural law theory. The book covers such topics as competing philosophical positions on the nature of law, legal validity, legal powers, and the unity of municipal and international law. It also throws much light on Kelsen's intellectual milieu — as well as his intellectual debts.

Black letter law · Comparative law · Empirical legal studies · Epistemology · Extant taxon · Geography · Legal formalism · Legal positivism · Legal realism · Legal research · Natural (archaeology) · Philosophy of law · Political science · Positivism · Private law · Sociology · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal principles and applications · Philosophy

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