The essay addresses the positivistic approach to the rule of law through the analysis of how Hans Kelsen – as a major representative of the European 20th century legal positivism – developed a theory of the rule of law detached from any strong value dimension. More precisely, the essay investigates how such a separation was for Kelsen functional to developing a certain kind of democratic theory which had a clear relativistic connotation. After that the essay highlights how Kelsen’s approach to the rule of law might imply some problems just for a modern and representative democracy.

Legal positivism as a limitation of the rule of law / Lagi, Sara. - (2024), pp. 25-42.

Legal positivism as a limitation of the rule of law

Lagi, Sara
2024

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The essay addresses the positivistic approach to the rule of law through the analysis of how Hans Kelsen – as a major representative of the European 20th century legal positivism – developed a theory of the rule of law detached from any strong value dimension. More precisely, the essay investigates how such a separation was for Kelsen functional to developing a certain kind of democratic theory which had a clear relativistic connotation. After that the essay highlights how Kelsen’s approach to the rule of law might imply some problems just for a modern and representative democracy.
2024
978-3-525-30258-3
Faces of the rule of law in Europe
25
42
Lagi, Sara
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