Visualizationof Hans Kelsen’s
Pure Theory of Law
Vytautas ČYRASVilnius University Vilnius, [email protected]
Friedrich LACHMAYERUniversity of Innsbruck
Innsbruck, [email protected]
FCASL Workshop “The Fundamental Concepts and the Systematization of Law”http://fundamentalconcepts.wordpress.com/
In conjunction with JURIX 2011, Vienna14 December 2011
Guido TSUNOChuo University
Tokyo, [email protected]
INTRODUCTIONIs (Sein) – Ought (Sollen) (leagal meaning, Sinn, rechtliche Bedeutung)
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Language of the Pure Theory of Law
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Modus
Sein (‘is’)
Sollen (‘ought’)
Sinn (meaning)
Metalevel
Pure Theory of Law
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Is (Sein)A speach, a paper Stage
Metalevel
Pure Theory of Law
Rules
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Meaning (Sinn)A law, a legal decision
Ought (Sollen)= legal meaning
(rechtliche Bedeutung)
Is (Sein)A speach, a paper Stage
1. INTERPRETATIONOF FACTUAL REALITY
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Factual situation
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Situation, Facts
Interpretation: Legal facts
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Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)
Interpretation
Scheme of legal interpretation
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Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)
Scheme ofinterpretation
Interpretation
Norm
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Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)
Scheme ofinterpretation
Interpretation
Norm
Reaction
Norm as a scheme of legal interpretation
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Situation, Facts
Meaning („Sinn“)
Scheme ofinterpretation
Interpretation
Norm
Reaction
2. INTERPRETATIONOF LEGAL TEXTS
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Legal text
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Norm
Legal text
Legal text
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Norm Terms
Legal text
Interpretation of the content
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Norm Terms
Legal text
Interpretation of the content
Modal indifferent substratum
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Terms
Norm Terms
Legal text
Interpretation of the content
Modal indifferent substratum
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Terms
Norm Terms
Legal text
System of terms:thesaurus, taxonomies, ontologies
Interpretation of the content
Modal indifferent substratum
3. INTERPRETATIONOF LEGAL ACTS
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Meaning:valid legal act
interpretationInterpretation
Hypothesis
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Meaning:valid legal act
interpretationInterpretation
Hypothesis
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Meaning:valid legal act
interpretationInterpretation
Concept of basic norm
Hypothesis
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Meaning:valid legal act
interpretationInterpretation
Concept of basic norm
4. DOUBLE-NORM
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Hypothetical norm
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ReactionCondition
if then
Categorical norm
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To Do
Another concept (Luhmann)
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FinalityReactionCondition
5. HIERARCHY OF NORMS
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Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
Law of state
European Union law
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Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
EU secondary law
EU primary law
International law
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Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
EU secondary law
EU primary law
International law
Private treaty
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Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
Private treaty
EU secondary law
EU primary law
International law
Basic norm
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Constitution
Law
Statute
Decision
Private treaty
EU secondary law
EU primary law
International law
Basic norm
6. NORM-MONISM
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Legal order = norms
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The legal order consistsonly of norms
NormNorm Norm Norm
Norm Norm
Definition ∈ norm
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Legal definitions are only part of norms
Norm Definition
∃ other legal elements
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Another concept:there are other legal elements, too.E.g., indicative legal definitions
Legal norm
Indicative legal elements
Logical Jurisprudenceby Hajime Yoshino
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Legal OrderLegal norms Legal sentences
Legal Lexica
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Legal OrderLegal norms Definitions
Project by Guido Tsuno
7. PURIFICATION
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Deconstruction of traditional legal theory
Person
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Traditional concepts of Personality = Substance
Person
Person
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Person
PTL: person as a quantityof rights and duties
Person
Traditional concepts of Personality = Substance
Person
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Person
PTL: person as a quantityof rights and duties
Apotheosis
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PTL deconstruction of traditional legal theories
but on the contrary: “apotheosis” of the own concept
Pure Theory