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This timely and fascinating book focuses on the dynamic interpretation of Hans Kelsen's "General Theory of Norms".
Hans Kelsen (1881-1973) was an Austrian jurist and legal philosopher. He is renowned for his work Pure Theory of Law which was first published in 1934 and is one of the most influential theories of law of recent times. This book reconstructs Pure Theory of Law through the lens of 21st-century jurisprudence debates. The book sheds a new light on Kelsen by engaging with key contemporary philosophical concepts, such as explanation and understanding, supervenience, and conceptual metaphors. This unique approach provides a contemporary interpretation of Kelsen's latest theory; creating a new perspective on Kelsen's classic concepts, such as basic norm, and separation of "is" and "ought".
By considering both contemporary philosophy and classic concepts, the book creates a novel theoretical landscape worth exploring.
