State the elements of Hart’s primary and secondary rules. (6 marks) LAW531: Jurisprudence I – April 2005 According to Hart’s theory of law, the law can be analysed through the lens of…
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April 2005: Kelsen’s Idea of the Grundnorm
Explain Kelsen’s idea of the Grundnorm. (6 marks) LAW531: Jurisprudence I. April 2005 Kelsen’s Grundnorm (translated as basic norm) is the fulcrum of his “Pure Theory of Law”. According to Kelsen, this…
April 2005: Austin’s Improper Law
Elaborate on what you understand by ‘laws improperly so called’. (6 marks) LAW531: Jurisprudence I. April 2005. According to Austin, law is a social fact which reflects the relationship between power and…
April 2005: Savigny’s Volksgeist
Explain what Savigny meant when he stated, “Law grows with the growth and strengthens with the strength of the people, and finally dies away as the nation loses its nationality.” (6 marks)…
April 2005: Fuller’s Eight Desiderata
State the eight (8) desiderata which, according to Fuller, would provide coherence and logic and order in a legal system. (6 marks) LAW531: Jurisprudence I. April 2005. In The Morality of Law,…
