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Legal positivism
In Dennis Patterson (ed.), A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory. Oxford, UK: Blackwell. pp. 228–248 (1996)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Jurisprudence: Method and Subject Matter Legality and Authority Positivism: Austin vs. Hart The Authority of Law Judicial Discretion Incorporationism and Legality Raz' s Theory of Authority Incorporationism and Authority Conclusion Postscript References.Author Profiles
legal positivism ‐ of two great traditions in legal philosophy jurisprudence ‐ method and subject matter legality and authority overlap between community's law and its morality positivism, Austin vs. Hart ‐ John Austin's “will” or “command theory of law” authority of law ‐ law being authoritative, because it consists in social rules judicial discretion ‐ Hart's rule of recognition and “open texture” of language positivist's apparent commitment to judicial discretion incorporationism and authority concepts of legality and authority ‐ and theory of adjudication
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