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Visualization of Hans Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law Vytautas ČYRAS Vilnius University Vilnius, Lithuania Friedrich LACHMAYER University of Innsbruck Innsbruck, Austria Guido TSUNO Chuo University Tokyo, Japan [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] FCASL Workshop “The Fundamental Concepts and the Systematization of Law” http://fundamentalconcepts.wordpress.com/ In conjunction with JURIX 2011, Vienna 14 December 2011 Is (Sein) – Ought (Sollen) (leagal meaning, Sinn, rechtliche Bedeutung) INTRODUCTION 2 Language of the Pure Theory of Law Modus Sein (‘is’) Sinn (meaning) Sollen (‘ought’) 3 Metalevel Pure Theory of Law Is (Sein) Stage A speach, a paper 4 Metalevel Pure Theory of Law Meaning (Sinn) Rules A law, a legal decision Ought (Sollen) = legal meaning (rechtliche Bedeutung) Is (Sein) Stage A speach, a paper 5 1. INTERPRETATION OF FACTUAL REALITY 6 Factual situation Situation, Facts 7 Interpretation: Legal facts Situation, Facts Meaning („Sinn“) Interpretation 8 Scheme of legal interpretation Situation, Facts Meaning („Sinn“) Interpretation Scheme of interpretation 9 Norm Situation, Facts Meaning („Sinn“) Interpretation Scheme of interpretation Reaction Norm 10 Norm as a scheme of legal interpretation Situation, Facts Meaning („Sinn“) Interpretation Scheme of interpretation Reaction Norm 11 2. INTERPRETATION OF LEGAL TEXTS 12 Legal text Legal text Norm 13 Legal text Legal text Norm Terms 14 Interpretation of the content Legal text Norm Terms Interpretation of the content 15 Modal indifferent substratum Terms Modal indifferent substratum Legal text Norm Terms Interpretation of the content 16 System of terms: thesaurus, taxonomies, ontologies Terms Modal indifferent substratum Legal text Norm Terms Interpretation of the content 17 3. INTERPRETATION OF LEGAL ACTS 18 Normativ text 19 Meaning: valid legal act interpretation Interpretation 20 Meaning: valid legal act interpretation Interpretation Hypothesis 21 Concept of basic norm Meaning: valid legal act interpretation Interpretation Hypothesis 22 Concept of basic norm Meaning: valid legal act interpretation Interpretation Hypothesis 23 4. DOUBLE-NORM 24 Hypothetical norm Condition Reaction if then 25 Categorical norm To Do 26 Another concept (Luhmann) Condition Reaction Finality 27 5. HIERARCHY OF NORMS 28 Law of state Constitution Law Statute Decision 29 European Union law EU primary law EU secondary law Constitution Law Statute Decision 30 International law International law EU primary law EU secondary law Constitution Law Statute Decision 31 Private treaty International law EU primary law EU secondary law Constitution Law Statute Decision Private treaty 32 Basic norm Basic norm International law EU primary law EU secondary law Constitution Law Statute Decision Private treaty 33 6. NORM-MONISM 34 Legal order = norms Norm Norm Norm Norm Norm Norm The legal order consists only of norms 35 Definition norm Norm Definition Legal definitions are only part of norms 36 other legal elements Legal norm Indicative legal elements Another concept: there are other legal elements, too. E.g., indicative legal definitions 37 Logical Jurisprudence by Hajime Yoshino Legal Order Legal norms Legal sentences 38 Legal Lexica Legal Order Legal norms Definitions Project by Guido Tsuno 39 7. PURIFICATION Deconstruction of traditional legal theory 40 Person Traditional concepts of Personality = Substance Person 41 Person Traditional concepts of Personality = Substance Person PTL: person as a quantity of rights and duties Person 42 Person PTL: person as a quantity of rights and duties Person 43 Apotheosis Pure Theory PTL deconstruction of traditional legal theories but on the contrary: “apotheosis” of the own concept 44 Thank you for attention [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 45