Why Grundnorm? - A Treatise on the Implications of Kelsen's Doctrine (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)

Who presupposes Kelsen's basic norm? Is it possible to defend the presupposition in a way that is convincing? And what difference does the presupposition make? Endeavouring to highlight the role of basic assumptions in the law, the author argues that the verb "to presuppose', with Kelsen, has not only a conceptual but also a normative dimension; and that the expression 'presupposing the basic norm'is adequate in so far as it marks the descriptive-normative nature of utterances made in specifically legal speech-situations.
Addressed to legal theorists in general, the treatise purports to show that Kelsen's doctrine lends itself to an interpretation according to which the very act of "presupposing" the Grundnorm can be understood as a Grund, i.e. normative source of all positive law; and, what is more, that this interpretation admits of addressing the issue of the (formal) legitimacy of supra-national and directly applicable rules and other norms.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Law and Philosophy Library, 58
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2003
Authors:	Uta Bindreiter
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	249
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-8472-9
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > International law > Public international law > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Promotions
LSN:	90-481-8472-X
Barcode:	9789048184729

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