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In: Law and philosophy library 8
In: Verhandlungen des ... Weltkongresses der Internationalen Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 16,1
In: Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie
In: Beiheft 58
In: Institutet för Rättsvetenskaplig Forskning 156
In: Synthese library 176
In: Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie
In: Beiheft [N.F.], 95
In: Law and Philosophy Library 72
In: Law and Philosophy Library 34
Legal statements are, according to the authors, the most basic elements of the law. Nevertheless they must be considered not only as the pieces of a puzzle, but also as the components of a dynamic and highly complex reality: the law of contemporary society. The book presents an analysis of the different types of legal statements (mandatory rules, principles, power-conferring rules, definitions, permissions, values and the rule of recognition) from a threeefold perspective, that is, considering their logical structure, their function in legal reasoning as reasons for action, and their connections with the interests and power relationships among the individuals and the social groups. The result is conceived as a first step in the building of a general theory of law designed not as an isolated discourse but as a decisive element for the dynamization of the legal culture
