The Basic Norm: an unsolved murder mystery
Duxbury, N.
(2007).
The Basic Norm: an unsolved murder mystery.
(LSE law, society and economy working papers 17-2007).
Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Near the end of his life, Hans Kelsen did away with the conception of the Basic Norm which he had defended so vigorously throughout his career and formulated a new version which was less well suited to his objective of demonstrating that law is genuinely scientific. Why did he do this? This short essay suggests an answer: that his final version of the Basic Norm followed logically from his understanding of how legal norms connect with human volition.
| Item Type | Working paper |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2007 The Author |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Law School |
| Date Deposited | 28 Jul 2009 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/24614 |
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