Abstract
In American legal philosophy—even if one narrows one’s focus to careful consideration of the sub-category, American analytical legal philosophy—the ideas of Hans Kelsen are generally ignored. And on the rare occasions when Kelsen’s ideas are not ignored, they are almost always discussed quickly, and, more often than not, erroneously. Part I of this paper gives examples of Kelsen’s works being overlooked, sample misreadings by prominent theorists, and considers some standard explanations for this indifference and ignorance. Part II turns to some more subtle (and controversial) questions of correct and incorrect readings, focusing on Kelsen’s Basic Norm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Law and Philosophy Library |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. |
Pages | 17-29 |
Number of pages | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Law and Philosophy Library |
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Volume | 116 |
ISSN (Print) | 1572-4395 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2215-0315 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
Keywords
- Basic Norm
- Legal Philosophy
- Legal Positivism
- Legal System
- Normative System