Law 2101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Basic Law For The Federal Republic Of Germany, The Concept Of Law
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A branch of philosophy that deals with philosophical questions about law. There are still disagreements on this question because there are many different purposes. Is asked in the context of legal decision. Aims at giving an insight into the nature of. Addresses the issue of what is to be done. It is important to know for judges to know law but not at answering the question about what is to be done (disconnected which rules count as legal from this question: hart: law as system. He approaches law as a social phenomenon: primary and secondary rules. Function is the organization of the legal system itself. They indicate which other rules count as law. Law itself determines which rules are legal rules and which are not by pointing out who has the power to make legal rules. The power to make rules is received by other rules (pedigree) treaties. Book: the concept of law: a chain of rules.
