The Book of Law as “Creator” of Coherence. Some Remarks on Kelsen’s and Troper’s Concepts of “Legal Dogmatics” and “Legal Science”

In this essay, I argue that Kelsen’s and Troper’s concept of legal science, as well as Troper’s divide between legal dogmatics and legal science, are fundamentally flawed, for they fail to recognise the constitutive character of legal science’s epistemic coherence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nuno Manuel Pinto Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Civilistica.com 2015-08-01
Series:Civilistica.com
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Online Access:https://civilistica.emnuvens.com.br/redc/article/view/591
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Summary:In this essay, I argue that Kelsen’s and Troper’s concept of legal science, as well as Troper’s divide between legal dogmatics and legal science, are fundamentally flawed, for they fail to recognise the constitutive character of legal science’s epistemic coherence.
ISSN:2316-8374