Scientia Iuris - An Unsolved Philosophical Problem.

Legal dogmatics in Continental European law (scientia iuris, Rechtswissenschaft) consists of professional legal writings whose task is to systematize and interpret valid law. Legal dogmatics pursues knowledge of the existing law, yet in many cases it leads to a change of the law. Among general theor...

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Publicado en:Ethical Theory & Moral Practice Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 273 - 303
Autor principal: Peczenik, Aleksander
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2000
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