Kammerhofer on Hans Kelsen

Joerg Kammerhofer, University of Freiburg Faculty of Law, has published Kelsen, Hans in the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Theory and Philosophy (John Linarelli, ed., Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2025). Here is the abstract.

This entry in the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Theory and Philosophy traces the life of Hans Kelsen (1811-1973), the founder of the Pure Theory of Law, and summarises his major writings. The Pure Theory itself is described in a separate entry.

Download the entry from SSRN at the link.