{"product_id":"kelsenian-legal-science-and-the-peter-langford-9783319518169","title":"Kelsenian Legal Science and the Nature of Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book critically examines the conception of legal science and the nature of law developed by Hans Kelsen. It provides a single, dedicated space for a range of established European scholars to engage with the influential work of this Austrian jurist, legal philosopher, and political philosopher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe introduction provides a thematization of the Kelsenian notion of law as a legal science. Divided into six parts, the chapter contributions feature distinct levels of analysis. Overall, the structure of the book provides a sustained reflection upon central aspects of Kelsenian legal science and the nature of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParts one and two examine the validity of the project of Kelsenian legal science with particular reference to the social fact thesis, the notion of a science of positive law and the specifically Kelsenian concept of the basic norm (Grundnorm). The next three parts engage in a critical analysis of the relationship ofKelsenian legal science to constitutionalism, practical reason, and human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last part involves an examination of the continued pertinence of Kelsenian legal science as a theory of the nature of law with a particular focus upon contemporary non-positivist theories of law. The conclusion discusses the increasing distance of contemporary theories of legal positivism from a Kelsenian notion of legal science in its consideration of the nature of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Langford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 331951816X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319518169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Peter Langford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073588588799,"sku":"9783319518169","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4a3de39-b543-423b-ae42-81522e5f57db.jpg?v=1685448712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kelsenian-legal-science-and-the-peter-langford-9783319518169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}