Wissen des Rechts
Alexander Somek
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Wissen des Rechts
by Alexander Somek, Andreas Funke, Thomas Vesting
Published
2018
Publisher
Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Company KG
Pages
146
ISBN-13
9783161564895
Description
Positive law is the object of legal studies. But what is its subject? Is it legal scholarship qua mystical collective body? Is it the courts? Or is it, possibly, the law itself? The main thrust of this volume is to defend the claim that the law is not only the object of legal knowledge, but also its subject. The key to unlocking this somewhat mysterious claim is a theory of the sources of law. These can be understood as forms of judgement, for example in the form of the assertion that something does not work because it has never existed (customary law), or that something is not allowed because it has been decreed so (statutory law). No source can speak for itself, but needs to be assisted by others. As a result, a tense relationship of mutual recognition and rejection arises between and among sources. When it comes to the practice of courts and legal scholarship, this relationship can be reconstructed in Hegelian terms as a dialectic of domination and servitude. The only way out of this dead-end is to extend the theory of legal sources to that of the legal relation. On this basis, legal validity can be understood as a construct we use to deal with reasonable moral disagreements.
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How many pages are in Wissen des Rechts?
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For most readers, Wissen des Rechts typically takes between 3h 3m and 2h 2m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 36,500 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of Wissen des Rechts?
Wissen des Rechts was written by Alexander Somek, Andreas Funke, Thomas Vesting.
When was Wissen des Rechts published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2018. The original work may have been published on a different date.