TY - BOOK AU - Vinx,Lars TI - Hans Kelsen's pure theory of law: legality and legitimacy SN - 9780199227952 PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - New York : Oxford University Press KW - Kelsen, Hans, KW - Law KW - Philosophy KW - State, The KW - Rule of law KW - Legal positivism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-227) and index; Three paradigms of legal positivism -- The pure theory of law : science or political theory? -- Kelsen's principles of legality -- Kelsen's theory of democracy : reconciliation with social order -- Democratic constitutionalism : Kelsen's theory of constitutional review -- Kelsen's legal cosmopolitanism -- Conclusions : the pure theory of law and contemporary positivism UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007024142.html ER -