Normativity and Norms Critical Perspectives on Kelsenian Themes

by Paulson, Stanley L.; Litschewski-Paulson, Bonnie

• ISBN13: 9780198763154
• ISBN10: 0198763158
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

RTo many, Kelsen's influence in legal philosophy and legal theory is unrivalledin the twentieth century. His writings have made important contributions to manyareas, especially those of legal theory and international law. H.L.A. Hartdescribes Kelsen as 'the most stimulating writer on analytical jurisprudence ofour day', and Georg Henrik von Wright compares Kelsen's influence with that ofMax Weber.In spite of being so highly regarded, some of the best critical work on Kelsen'stheory has not been available in English. This remarkable collection of essaysseeks to rectify that omission. Not only does this collection containtranslations of three of Kelsen's own papers, it also brings together some ofthe most notable critical work on Kelsen's theory previously unpublished inEnglish, making Kelsen even more accessible to a larger audience.This collection covers those areas in which Kelsen's influence has been thegreatest -- the character and role of 'normativity' as Kelsen's alternative toboth traditional legal positivism and natural law theory. Topics include:competing philosophical positions on the nature of law, legal validity, legalpowers, and the unity of municipal and intellectual law. In addition, thiscollection sheds light on Kelsen's intellectual milieu and his intellectualdebts.

Author Biography

Stanley L. Paulson is Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, Washington University St. Louis. He is considered to be one of the leading authorities on Kelsen, and in conjunction with his wife translated into English the first edition of Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law , which has received wide acclaim.

Table of Contents

Table of Abbreviations	xvii	(6)
Introduction	xxiii
Stanley L. Paulson
Part I. Kelsen's Shift to the Classical Phase	1	(44)
Hans Kelsen
1. `Foreword' to the Second Printing of Main Problems in the Theory of Public Law	3	(20)
Stanley L. Paulson
2. Hans Kelsen's Earliest Legal Theory: Critical Constructivism	23	(22)
Part II. The Normativity Problematic	45	(120)
Joseph Raz
3. Kelsen's Theory of the Basic Norm	47	(22)
H.L.A. Hart
4. Kelsen Visited	69	(20)
Tony Honore
5. The Basic Norm of a Society	89	(24)
Deryck Beyleveld
Roger Brownsword
6. Methodological Syncretism in Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law	113	(34)
Alf Ross
7. Validity and the Conflict between Legal Positivism and Natural Law	147	(18)
Part III. The Normativity Problematic, continued: Kantian Doctrines versus Kelsen without Kant	165	(128)
A. A Neo-Kantian Dimension in the Pure Theory of Law?	167	(68)
Hans Kelsen
8. The Pure Theory of Law, `Labandism', and Neo-Kantianism. A Letter to Renato Treves	169	(8)
Stefan Hammer
9. A Neo-Kantian Theory of Legal Knowledge in Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law?	177	(18)
Geert Edel
10. The Hypothesis of the Basic Norm: Hans Kelsen and Hermann Cohen	195	(26)
Gerhard Luf
11. On the Transcendental Import of Kelsen's Basic Norm	221	(14)
B. Kelsen without Kant, and `Validity qua Bindingness'	235	(58)
Joseph Raz
12. The Purity of the Pure Theory	237	(16)
Carlos Santiago Nino
13. Some Confusions surrounding Kelsen's Concept of Validity	253	(10)
Ernesto Garzon Valdes
14. Two Models of Legal Validity: Hans Kelsen and Francisco Suarez	263	(10)
Jose Juan Moreso
Pablo E. Navarro
15. The Reception of Norms, and Open Legal Systems	273	(20)
Part IV. Toward a Theory of Legal Norms	293	(140)
A. Ramifications of Kelsen's Late, Sceptical Phase	295	(68)
Eugenio Bulygin
16. An Antinomy in Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law	297	(20)
Riccardo Guastini
17. Normativism or the Normative Theory of Legal Science: Some Epistemological Problems	317	(14)
Amedeo G. Conte
18. Hans Kelsen's Deontics	331	(12)
Bruno Celano
19. Norm Conflicts: Kelsen's View in the Late Period and a Rejoinder	343	(20)
B. On Competing Conceptions of Norms	363	(70)
Georg Henrik von Wright
20. Is and Ought	365	(18)
Carlos E. Alchourron
Eugenio Bulygin
21. The Expressive Conception of Norms	383	(28)
Ota Weinberger
22. The Expressive Conception of Norms: An Impasse for the Logic of Norms	411	(22)
Part V. Power, Legal Powers, and Empowerment	433	(90)
Norberto Bobbio
23. Kelsen and Legal Power	435	(16)
Joseph Raz
24. Voluntary Obligations and Normative Powers	451	(20)
Dick W.P. Ruiter
25. Legal Powers	471	(22)
Neil MacCormick
26. Powers and Power-Conferring Norms	493	(14)
Agostino Carrino
27. Reflections on Legal Science, Law, and Power	507	(16)
Part VI. Monism and Public International Law	523	(60)
Hans Kelsen
28. Sovereignty	525	(12)
Joseph G. Starke
29. Monism and Dualism in the Theory of International Law	537	(16)
H.L.A. Hart
30. Kelsen's Doctrine of the Unity of Law	553	(30)
List of Contributors	583	(2)
Index of Kelsen's Writings	585	(3)
Index of Names	588	(6)
Index of Subjects	594