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Hans Kelsen

Born

in Prague (former Austria–Hungary), Czech Republic

October 11, 1881

Died

April 09, 1973

Genre

Philosophy, Law

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Hans Kelsen was an Austrian jurist, legal philosopher and political philosopher. He was the author of the 1920 Austrian Constitution, which to a very large degree is still valid today. Due to the rise of totalitarianism in Austria (and a 1929 constitutional change), Kelsen left for Germany in 1930 but was forced to leave this university post after Hitler's seizure of power in 1933 because of his Jewish ancestry. That year he left for Geneva and later moved to the United States in 1940. In 1934, Roscoe Pound lauded Kelsen as "undoubtedly the leading jurist of the time." While in Vienna, Kelsen met Sigmund Freud and his circle, and wrote on the subject of social psychology and sociology.

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	Pure Theory of Law 3.99 avg rating — 786 ratings — published 1934 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	¿Qué es la justicia? 3.80 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1953 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	General Theory of Law and State by Hans Kelsen, Anders Wedberg (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1945 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essence and Value of Democracy by Hans Kelsen, Brian Graf (Translator), Nadia Urbinati (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1920 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Principles of International Law 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1965 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peace Through Law 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1944 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dasar-Dasar Hukum Normatif. Prinsip-Prinsip Teoritis untuk Mewujudkan Keadilan dalam Hukum dan Politik 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	¿Quién debe ser el defensor de la Constitución? 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1931 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autobiografía. Hans Kelsen 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	¿Qué es la teoría pura del Derecho? 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Der Staat ist die Einheit eines Systems von Normen, die regeln, unter welchen Bedingungen ein bestimmter Zwang von Mensch zu Mensch geübt werden soll.”
― Hans Kelsen

tags: einschränkung, gesetz, regierung

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“Demokratie kann sich nicht dadurch verteidigen, daß sie sich selbst aufgibt.”
― Hans Kelsen

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“is, however, disputed whether reprisals and war may be interpreted as sanctions of international law, and whether, therefore, international law may be regarded as a legal order.41”
― Hans Kelsen, Pure Theory of Law

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