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The problem of the validity of law is one of the main and most debated questions in jurisprudence; some new contributions to this problem, among them those of the Polish authors, are to be noted1. In this paper we shall examine the most important viewpoints and make some suggestions as to the way of solving the problem.
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Comp. W. Lang, Obowiqzywanie prawa (The validity of law), Warszawa 1962; L. Nowak, “Cztery koncepeje obowikzywania prawa” (Four conceptions of the validity of law), Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 2, 1965; same author, “Pojecie obowigzywania jako teoretyczne pojecie prowoznawstwa” (The concept of validity as a theoretical concept of jurisprudence), Studia metodologiczne 3, 1967.
Comp. in this connection F. Somló, Juristische Grundlehre,Leipzig 1917, p. 84 tr.
Z. Ziembinski, Logika praktyczna (Practical logic),IV ed. Poznan 1965, p. 106 fl.
Comp. A.G. Conte, “Norma di chiusura”, in Novissimo Digesto Italiano,Vol. 11, Torino 1964, and the literature cited there.
Z. Ziembihski, op. cit., p. 107 f.
This is implied by the doctrine of “material” legality, comp. K. Opalek, “The rule of law and natural law”, Festkrift Karl Olivecrona,Stockholm 1964, p. 498., 504 f.
Comp. K. Opalek, J. Wróblewski, “Axiology: dilemma between legal positivism and natural law, Österreichische Zeitschrift fur öffentliches Recht,p. 356 f.
K. Opalek, “The complexity of law and of the methods of its study”, Scientia CIV, 5–6, 1969.
Apart from the contemporary Catholic natural law doctrine one can mention here, e.g., J. Wild’s conception (Plato’s modern enemies and the theory of natural law, Chicago 1953); comp. the criticism by H. Kelsen, “A ‘dynamic’ theory of natural law”, in What is justice?, Berkeley-Los Angeles 1957, pp. 174 – 197.
A. Ross, Kritik der sogenannten praktischen Erkenntnis. Zugleich prolegomena zu einer Kritik der Rechtswissenschaft,Kopenhagen — Leipzig 1933, eh. 12; same author, On Law and Justice,London 1958, p. 344 if.
On the affinities of these views with legal positivism see K. Opalek, “Savigny i szkola historyczna w prawoznawstwie” (Savigny and historical school in jurisprudence), introductory essay to the Polish ed. of F. K. von Savigny’s Vom Beruf unserer Zeit fair Gesetzgebung and Rechtswissenschaft,Warszawa 1964, p. 32 f, 42 ff.
Comp. K. Opalek, J. Wróblewski, “Niemiecka szkota historyczna w teorii prawa” (The German Historical School in Jurisprudence), Przeglqd Nauk Historycznych i Spolecznych. Vol. 5, 1954, esp. pp. 281-294.
Comp. in Polish literature J. Lande, “Norma a zjawisko prawne” (Legal Norm and Legal Phenomenon) in Studia z filozofii prawa (Studies in Legal Philosophy), Warszawa 1959, p.135-334; J. Wróblewski, Krytyka normatywistycznej leorii prawa i paristwa Hansa Kelsena (Criticism of Hans Kelsen c Normativist Theory of Law and State), Warszawa 1955.
A. Ross, Towards a Realistic Jurisprudence. A criticism of the dualism in law, Copenhagen 1946, p. 43
A. Ross, On Law and Justice,cit. above. p. 70.
J. Lande, Norma a zjawisko prawne,cit. above, p. 232 fI:
Comp. K. Opalek, J. Wróblewski, Wspólczesna teoria i socjologia prawa w USA. (Contemporary Theory and Socjology of Law in USA),Warszawa 1963, eh. M.
Comp. L. Petratycki, Teoria prawa i paristwa w zwiqzku z leoriq moralnosci (Theory of Law and State in Connection with Theory of Morals),Polish ed., Vol. 1, Warszawa 1959, paragr. 20, esp. 410 fT.
Comp. in this connection C. Znamierowski, Psychologistyczna teoria prawa” (The Psychologistic Theory of Law”), Przeglqd Filozoficzny 1922, esp. p. 58 ff.
Comp. A. Ross, “Validity and the Conflict between Legal Positivism and Natural Law”, Revista Juridica de Buenos Aires I V, 1961.
Comp. C. Wellman, The Language of Ethics,Cambridge Mass. 1961, ch. 4.
Comp. the criticism of the “naive-realistic” views by L. Petrazycki, Wstgp do nauki prawa i moralnosci (Introduction to the Study of Law and Morals),Warszawa 1959, eh. 2.
Comp. Alston, Philosophy of Language,Englewood Cliffs 1964, p. 73 ff.
Comp. J. Wolenski, “Spór o ‘znaczenie normatywne”‘(Contention on the subject of “nonnative meaning”) in Naturalistyczne i antynaturalistyczne interpretacje humanistyki (The Naturalistic and Antinaturalistic Interpretations of Humanities), Poznan 1965.
K. Opalek, “The problem of ‘directive meaning”‘Festkrift iil Professor, Dr Jur. et Phil. Alf Ross, Copenhagen 1969, p. 420f.
K. Opalek, J. Wróblewski, “Axiology…”, cit. above, p. 359 f.
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Woleński, J. (1999). The Problem of the Validity of Law. In: Woleński, J. (eds) Kazimierz Opałek Selected Papers in Legal Philosophy. Law and Philosophy Library, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9257-4_6
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