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1 | (10) |
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Part I Critique of the Nonpositivist Conception of Law |
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2 The Nonpositivist Concept of Law |
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11 | (12) |
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2.1 Historical Background: The Role of "Radbruch's Formula" |
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11 | (3) |
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2.2 The Nonpositivist Conception of Ralf Dreier and Robert Alexy |
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14 | (4) |
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2.3 Some Remarks on the Construction of the Nonpositivist Definition of Law |
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18 | (2) |
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2.4 The Nonpositivist Conception of Law and the Concept of Legal Validity (Preliminary Remarks) |
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20 | (3) |
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3 Argumentation for the Nonpositivist Concept of Law |
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23 | (38) |
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3.1 The Methodological Framework of Nonpositivist Argumentation |
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23 | (6) |
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3.2 Ralf Dreier's Nonpositivist Argumentation |
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29 | (6) |
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3.3 Robert Alexy's Nonpositivist Argumentation |
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35 | (26) |
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3.3.1 Alexy's Analytical Argumentation |
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37 | (7) |
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3.3.2 Alexy's Normative Argumentation |
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44 | (7) |
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3.3.3 Revisions and Supplements in Begriff und Geltung des Rechts |
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51 | (10) |
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4 Critique of Nonpositivist Argumentation |
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61 | (132) |
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4.1 A Critique of the Nonpositivist Conception of Law |
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61 | (5) |
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4.2 Controversial Points of Nonpositivist Argumentation |
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66 | (2) |
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4.3 Lex iniustissima non est lex? |
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68 | (16) |
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4.3.1 Reconstruction of the Nonpositivist Standpoint |
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70 | (6) |
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4.3.2 Discussion of the Positivist Objection |
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76 | (8) |
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4.4 The Non-cognitivist Objection |
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84 | (7) |
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4.4.1 Is Alexy a Cognitivist? |
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86 | (3) |
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4.4.2 Preliminary Appraisal of the Non-cognitivist Objection |
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89 | (2) |
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4.5 Discursive Rehabilitation of Practical Reason? |
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91 | (26) |
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4.5.1 Logical Validity of the Transcendental-Pragmatic Argument |
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94 | (5) |
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4.5.2 Justification of the Premises of the Transcendental-Pragmatic Argument |
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99 | (12) |
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4.5.3 Conclusion of the Analysis of the Transcendental-Pragmatic Argument |
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111 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Additional Elements of the Justification of the Universal Validity of the Rules of Practical Discourse |
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111 | (3) |
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4.5.5 Is the Discursive Rehabilitation of Practical Reason Successful? |
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114 | (3) |
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4.6 Is the Nonpositivist Conception of Law Truly Nonpositivist? |
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117 | (21) |
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4.6.1 Arguments Justifying Suspicions of Crypto-Positivism |
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117 | (4) |
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4.6.2 Identification of the Opponent: Trennungsthese |
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121 | (5) |
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4.6.3 Hard Positivism, Soft Positivism and Nonpositivism |
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126 | (12) |
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4.7 The Problem of Justification of the Argument from Correctness |
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138 | (23) |
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4.7.1 Justification by Means of Performativer Widerspruch: Preliminary Remarks |
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139 | (3) |
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4.7.2 From Cogito, Ergo Sum to Claim to Correctness |
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142 | (9) |
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4.7.3 Justification of Richtigkeitsargument by Means of Recognition of "Performative Contradiction" |
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151 | (8) |
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4.7.4 Justification by Means of the Argument from Alternative |
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159 | (2) |
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4.8 Critique of Normative Argumentation |
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161 | (19) |
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4.8.1 Argument from Efficiency |
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162 | (7) |
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4.8.2 Argument from Candour |
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169 | (3) |
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4.8.3 The Problem of an "Enlightened" Morality |
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172 | (8) |
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4.9 Some Remarks About Nonpositivist Empirical Argumentation |
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180 | (8) |
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4.10 An Attempt at Evaluating the Nonpositivist Conception of Law |
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188 | (5) |
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5 The Nonpositivist Conception of Law and the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Law |
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193 | (24) |
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5.1 General Objections Against the Nonpositivist Definitions of Law |
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193 | (8) |
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5.2 Specific Objections from the Point of View of Legal Theory and Legal Practice |
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201 | (6) |
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5.3 The Need for an Axiologically Detached and Impartial Concept of the Validity of Law |
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207 | (10) |
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Part II Clarification of the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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6 Preliminaries to the Clarification of the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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217 | (30) |
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6.1 The Idea of Clarification |
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217 | (5) |
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6.2 Setting the Objectives of the Clarification of the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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222 | (4) |
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6.3 The Point of View and the Moral Aspect of the Legal Theory Statements |
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226 | (11) |
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6.4 The Referent of the Concept of Legal Validity |
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237 | (10) |
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7 Critique of the Jurisprudential Conceptions of Legal Validity |
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247 | (112) |
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7.1 On the Method of Clarificative Analysis |
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247 | (24) |
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7.1.1 On the Relativisation of the Expression: "A norm is valid" |
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252 | (8) |
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7.1.2 The Nature, Linguistic Stylisation and Structure of the Definition of the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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260 | (7) |
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7.1.3 Linguistic and Terminological Remarks |
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267 | (4) |
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7.2 Legal Validity Understood As the Membership of Norms in a Legal System |
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271 | (41) |
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7.2.1 Introductory Remarks |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (35) |
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310 | (2) |
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7.3 Legal Validity Understood as the Application of Norms |
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312 | (9) |
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7.4 Legal Validity Understood as the Applicability of Norms |
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321 | (13) |
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7.5 Legal Validity Understood in Terms of Observance or Efficacy |
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334 | (10) |
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7.6 Legal Validity Defined by Means of the Combination of Concepts |
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344 | (10) |
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7.6.1 Is the Nonpositivist Definition of Law a Clarification? |
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349 | (5) |
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354 | (5) |
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8 The Postpositivist Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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359 | (96) |
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8.1 Juristic Language, Types of Juristic Concepts and Modes of Their Creation |
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359 | (8) |
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8.2 Linguistic and Logical Characterisation of Utterances Concerning the Validity of Norms in Juristic Language |
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367 | (33) |
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8.2.1 Pragmatic Analysis of Juristic Utterances Concerning Validity |
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380 | (20) |
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8.3 Logical Redundancy of Purely Normative Utterances Concerning the Validity of Norms |
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400 | (22) |
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8.3.1 Normative Concept of Legal Validity |
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413 | (9) |
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8.4 The Legal Situation and the Pragmatic Approach to Law |
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422 | (11) |
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8.4.1 The Concept of Legal Situation |
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424 | (3) |
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8.4.2 The Pragmatic Conception of Legal Norm |
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427 | (6) |
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8.5 The Regulative Definition of the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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433 | (8) |
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8.6 The Overview of the Clarification of the Intension of the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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441 | (14) |
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9 Discourse of Validity and the Juristic Presumption of the Validity of Statutory Law Norms |
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455 | (82) |
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9.1 The Argumentative Approach to the Clarification of Extension of the Juristic Concept of the Validity of Statutory Law |
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455 | (4) |
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9.2 The Concept of Juristic Discourse |
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459 | (11) |
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470 | (11) |
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9.3.1 Types of Validity Discourse |
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471 | (2) |
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9.3.2 The Discourse of Justification and the Discourse of Application |
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473 | (3) |
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9.3.3 The Forms of Validity Discourse |
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476 | (2) |
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9.3.4 Possible Solutions for Validity Discourse |
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478 | (3) |
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9.4 The Structure of Validity Discourse Sensu Stricto |
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481 | (13) |
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9.4.1 The Juristic Presumption of the Validity of Statutory Law Norms |
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484 | (7) |
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9.4.2 The Rules of the Burden of Juristic Argumentation on Validity |
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491 | (3) |
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9.5 Methods of Validity Argumentation |
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494 | (27) |
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9.5.1 The Blockage of Presumption |
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496 | (2) |
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9.5.2 The Expiry and the Cancellation of Presumption |
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498 | (2) |
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9.5.3 The Rebuttal and the Destruction of Presumption by Means of Validity Arguments |
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500 | (3) |
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9.5.4 The Initial Circumvention of Presumption |
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503 | (1) |
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9.5.5 The Final Circumvention of Presumption |
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504 | (9) |
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9.5.6 The Suspension of Presumption |
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513 | (5) |
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9.5.7 The Revival of Presumption |
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518 | (3) |
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9.6 Remarks on Possible Classifications and Ways of Analysing Validity Arguments |
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521 | (8) |
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9.6.1 An Example of the Analysis of Validity Arguments: The Argument from "Radbruch's Formula" |
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526 | (3) |
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9.7 Juristic Presumption of the Validity of Statutory Law Norms vis-a-vis ignorantia iuris nocet and ignorantia legis neminem excusat Principles |
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529 | (4) |
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9.8 Some Remarks About the Applicability of the Proposed Model of Analysing Validity Discourse Sensu Stricto |
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533 | (4) |
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537 | (6) |
References |
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543 | (44) |
Index |
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