of Hans Kelsens Pure Theory of Law Vytautas Č YRAS Vilnius University Vilnius Lithuania VytautasCyrasmifvult Friedrich LACHMAYER University of Innsbruck Innsbruck Austria ID: 414914
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Visualizationof Hans Kelsen’sPure Theory of Law
Vytautas ČYRASVilnius University Vilnius, LithuaniaVytautas.Cyras@mif.vu.lt
Friedrich LACHMAYERUniversity of Innsbruck Innsbruck, AustriaFriedrich.Lachmayer@uibk.ac.at
FCASL Workshop “The Fundamental Concepts and the Systematization of Law”http://fundamentalconcepts.wordpress.com/In conjunction with JURIX 2011, Vienna14 December 2011
Guido
TSUNO
Chuo University
Tokyo
, Japan
Guido.Tsuno@mac.com
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IntroductionIs (Sein) – Ought (
Sollen) (leagal meaning, Sinn, rechtliche Bedeutung)2Slide3
Language of the Pure Theory of Law3
ModusSein (‘is’)
Sollen (‘ought’)
Sinn (meaning)Slide4
Metalevel
Pure Theory of Law
4
Is (
Sein
)
A
speach
, a paper
StageSlide5
Metalevel
Pure Theory of Law
Rules
5
Meaning
(
Sinn
)
A law, a legal decision
Ought
(Sollen)
= legal meaning
(
rechtliche Bedeutung)
Is (
Sein
)
A
speach
, a paper
StageSlide6
1. Interpretationof Factual Reality
6Slide7
Factual situation
7Situation, FactsSlide8
Interpretation: Legal facts8
Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)InterpretationSlide9
Scheme of legal interpretation9
Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)Scheme of
interpretationInterpretationSlide10
Norm10
Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)Scheme of
interpretationInterpretation
Norm
ReactionSlide11
Norm as a scheme of legal interpretation
11Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)
Scheme ofinterpretationInterpretation
Norm
ReactionSlide12
2. InterpretationOF Legal Texts
12Slide13
Legal text13
Norm
Legal textSlide14
Legal text14
Norm
Terms
Legal
textSlide15
Interpretation of the content15
Norm
Terms
Legal
text
Interpretation of the
content Slide16
Modal indifferent substratum16
Terms
Norm
Terms
Legal
text
Interpretation of the
content
Modal
indifferent
s
ubstratumSlide17
17
Terms
Norm
Terms
Legal
text
System of
terms:
t
hesaurus
,
t
axonomies, ontologies
Interpretation of the
content
Modal
indifferent
s
ubstratumSlide18
3. Interpretationof Legal Acts18Slide19
19
Normativ textSlide20
20
Meaning:valid legal a
ctinterpretation
I
nterpretationSlide21
Hypothesis
21
Meaning:valid legal acti
nterpretation
I
nterpretationSlide22
Hypothesis
22
Meaning:valid legal acti
nterpretation
I
nterpretation
Concept of
basic
n
ormSlide23
Hypothesis
23
Meaning:valid legal acti
nterpretation
I
nterpretation
Concept of
basic
n
ormSlide24
4. Double-norm24Slide25
Hypothetical norm25
Reaction
Condition
if
thenSlide26
Categorical norm26
To DoSlide27
Another concept (Luhmann)27
Finality
Reaction
ConditionSlide28
5. Hierarchy of Norms28Slide29
29
Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
Law of stateSlide30
European Union law30
Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
EU
s
econdary
l
aw
EU
primary lawSlide31
International law31
Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
EU
s
econdary
l
aw
EU
primary law
International
lawSlide32
Private treaty32
Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
Private
treaty
EU
s
econdary
l
aw
EU
primary law
International
lawSlide33
Basic norm33
Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
Private
treaty
EU
s
econdary
l
aw
EU
primary law
International
law
Basic
normSlide34
6. Norm-monism34Slide35
Legal order = norms
35The legal order consistsonly of
normsNormNorm
NormNorm
Norm
NormSlide36
Definition
norm36Legal definitions are only part of norms
NormDefinitionSlide37
other legal elements37Another concept:there are other legal elements, too.
E.g., indicative legal definitionsLegal normIndicative
legal elementsSlide38
Logical Jurisprudenceby Hajime Yoshino38
Legal OrderLegal norms
Legal sentencesSlide39
Legal Lexica39Legal Order
Legal norms
Definitions
Project by
Guido
TsunoSlide40
7. Purification40
Deconstruction of traditional legal theorySlide41
Person41
Traditional concepts of Personality = Substance
PersonSlide42
Person42
Person
PTL: person as a
q
uantity
of rights and duties
Person
Traditional
concepts
of
P
ersonality = SubstanceSlide43
Person43
Person
PTL: person as a
q
uantity
of rights and dutiesSlide44
Apotheosis44
PTL deconstruction of traditional legal theories
but on the contrary: “apotheosis” of the own conceptPure TheorySlide45
Thank you for attention
45Vytautas.Cyras@mif.vu.lt
Friedrich.Lachmayer@uibk.ac.atGuido.Tsuno@mac.com