Pure Theory of Law Translation from the Second German Edition by Max Knight

Name: Pure Theory of Law Translation from the Second German Edition by Max Knight
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ISBN: 9781584775782

ISBN-10: 1584775785

ISBN-13: 9781584775782

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Hans. Kelsen, Max Knight

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Second revised and enlarged edition, a complete revision of the first edition published in 1934. A landmark in the development of modern jurisprudence, the pure theory of law defines law as a system of coercive norms created by the state that rests on the validity of a generally accepted Grundnorm, or basic norm, such as the supremacy of the Constitution. Entirely self-supporting, it rejects any concept derived from metaphysics, politics, ethics, sociology, or the natural sciences. Beginning with the medieval reception of Roman law, traditional jurisprudence has maintained a dual system of "subjective" law (the rights of a person) and "objective" law (the system of norms). Throughout…

Book details

List price: $44.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Limited, The
Publication date: 1/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 366
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Hans Kelsen had a distinguished career at a variety of European universities, and in government services, at Vienna, Cologne, the Institut Universitaire des Hautes Etudes in Paris, and then in Prague. He served as legal adviser to the United Nations War Crimes Commission in Washington, D.C.