The Neo-Kantian Dimension of Kelsen’s Legal Theory and its Limits

• Stanley L. Paulson ^[1]
  1. [1] Kiel University

     Kiel University

     Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel, Alemania

     
• Localización: Analisi e diritto = Análisis y derecho = Law and analysis = Droit et analyse = Análise e direito, ISSN 1126-5779, ISSN-e 2785-7220, Vol. 19, Nº. 2 (Publicado: 02-03-2020), 2019, págs. 11-30
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  • It is well known that Hans Kelsen, in the name of a purity thesis, purports to rule out all fact-based legal theories as well as those based on morality. Having done so, he requires a neo-Kantian argument as a means of grounding his legal theory. The argument does not, however, prove to be sound. That leaves us with the question: what status ought to be ascribed to Kelsen’s neo-Kantianism? I argue that, despite the problems, it must be preserved as a part of the Pure Theory of Law. The alternative is distortion.

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