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pure theory of law: a standalone construct

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Legal theory

an account of law as a hierarchy of norms studied apart from morality, politics and social fact, each norm deriving validity from a higher norm.

In legal theory, pure theory of law refers to an account of law as a hierarchy of norms studied apart from morality, politics and social fact, each norm deriving validity from a higher norm. This meaning comes from Kelsen (1967) in Pure Theory of Law.[1]

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Kelsen, H. (1967). Pure Theory of Law. University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520312296

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