This work repeatedly cites the 19th century thinker John Austin, whose system this work judges inadequate.
One part of this work list several "pathologies," such as a revolution or an enemy occupation, and denies that any paradox exists by citing the examples of Tsarist vs. Soviet Russia. This work repeatedly cites the 19th century thinker John Austin, whose system this work judges inadequate. In another section, such concepts as human vulnerability, limited resources, and limited altruism are listed as among the "minimal content" of a one form of the title concept. That chapter also argues for a "wider" concept of the title discipline which would allow one to distinguish invalidity from immorality. This work's most famous argument is that the title institution consists of primary and secondary rules, which govern conduct and the institution's modification respectively, and advances the idea of the "rule of recognition," which determines which edicts are recognized as authoritative. For ten points, identify this work which became the cornerstone of modern legal positivism, the most famous of H.L.A. Hart.
One part of this work list several "pathologies," such as a revolution or an enemy occupation, and denies that any paradox exists by citing the examples of Tsarist vs. Soviet Russia.
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