General Theory of Law and State

Widely regarded as the most important legal theorist of the twentieth century, the author is best known for his formulation of the "pure theory of law" - within which the study of international law was his special field of work. Divided into two parts, this volume, allows him to adjust his theory to American circumstances after World War II.

Informationen zum Autor Hans Kelsen Klappentext Widely regarded as the most important legal theorist of the twentieth century, the author is best known for his formulation of the "pure theory of law" - within which the study of international law was his special field of work. Divided into two parts, this volume, allows him to adjust his theory to American circumstances after World War II. Zusammenfassung Widely regarded as the most important legal theorist of the twentieth century, the author is best known for his formulation of the "pure theory of law" - within which the study of international law was his special field of work. Divided into two parts, this volume, allows him to adjust his theory to American circumstances after World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis I: The Law; Nomostatics; I: The Concept of Law; II: The Sanction; III: The Delict; IV: The Legal Duty; V: The Legal Responsibility; VI: The Legal Right; VII: Competence (Legal Capacity); VIII: Imputation (Imputability); IX: The Legal Person; Nomodynamics; X: The Legal Order; XI: The Hierarchy of the Norms; XII: Normative and Sociological Jurisprudence; II: The State; 13: The Law and the State; II: The Elements of The State; III: The Separation of Powers; IV: Forms of Government: Democracy and Autocracy; V: Forms of Organization: Centralization and Decentralization; VI: National and International Law

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Hans Kelsen

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I: The Law; Nomostatics; I: The Concept of Law; II: The Sanction; III: The Delict; IV: The Legal Duty; V: The Legal Responsibility; VI: The Legal Right; VII: Competence (Legal Capacity); VIII: Imputation (Imputability); IX: The Legal Person; Nomodynamics; X: The Legal Order; XI: The Hierarchy of the Norms; XII: Normative and Sociological Jurisprudence; II: The State; 13: The Law and the State; II: The Elements of The State; III: The Separation of Powers; IV: Forms of Government: Democracy and Autocracy; V: Forms of Organization: Centralization and Decentralization; VI: National and International Law