Twists and Turns of Hans Kelsen’s Biography

  • Mikhail Antonov Department of Legal Theory and History, Law Faculty, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Saint Petersburg Branch)
Keywords: legal positivism, pure theory of law, Hans Kelsen, normative theory of law, analytical jurisprudence, axiology of law

Abstract

The review of a book: Olechowski T. Hans Kelsen. Biographie eines Rechtswissenschaftlers.Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020, 1027 S.

Author Biography

Mikhail Antonov, Department of Legal Theory and History, Law Faculty, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Saint Petersburg Branch)

Professor, Doctor of Juridical Sciences

References

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Techet P. (2020) Rezension zu: Olechowski T. Hans Kelsen. Biographie eines Rechtswissenschaftlers. Available at: https://www.hsozkult.de/review/id/reb-29700?title=t-olechow-ski-hans-kelsen (accessed: 12.08.2021)

Published
2021-03-18
How to Cite
AntonovM. (2021). Twists and Turns of Hans Kelsen’s Biography. Law Journal of the Higher School of Economics, (3), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.17323/2072-8166.2021.3.254.261
Section
Book Review