An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller

This article presents an approach to the relationship between the State and law based on an analysis of the German tradition of State theory, particularly focusing on three of its most celebrated exponents: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller. We focus on two aspects of this relationship...

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Autor principal: Kiel, Ramiro
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Publicado: EDUCC - Editorial de la Universidad Católica de Córdoba 2024
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state
law
state theory
legal limits
moral justification
Estado
derecho
teoría del estado
límites jurídicos
justificación moral
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Studia Politicae de Universidad Católica de Córdoba
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spelling I38-R402-article-55902024-05-28T19:30:47Z An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller Una aproximación a la relación entre Estado y derecho desde la tradición alemana de la teoría del Estado: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen y Hermann Heller Kiel, Ramiro state law state theory legal limits moral justification Estado derecho teoría del estado límites jurídicos justificación moral This article presents an approach to the relationship between the State and law based on an analysis of the German tradition of State theory, particularly focusing on three of its most celebrated exponents: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller. We focus on two aspects of this relationship: the legal limits of the State and its moral justification through an appeal to a supra-legal concept of law. The exposition is divided into three parts, each dedicated to one of these theorists. In the first part, we address Jellinek's theory of the two faces of the State, according to which the State is, on the one hand, a social construction and, on the other, a legal institution. The corollary of this theory is the doctrine of the State's self-obligation to the law. We then introduce Kelsen's perspective, which rejects the idea that the State is originally a social phenomenon and asserts that it is, in fact, synonymous with the legal order, thereby eliminating the question of the legal limits of the State. The final section is dedicated to Heller, who challenges the Kelsenian identification of the State with law, but proposes, unlike Jellinek, that the State is already normatively limited at its inception. Therefore, the focus of interest shifts to the question of the moral justification of the State. Finally, we summarize our discussion and offer some conclusions. Este artículo presenta una aproximación a la relación entre el Estado y el derecho a partir de un abordaje de la tradición alemana de la teoría del Estado, en particular de tres de sus exponentes más célebres: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen y Hermann Heller. Nos concentramos en dos aspectos de esta relación: en los límites jurídicos del Estado y en su justificación moral, mediante una apelación a un concepto suprapositivo del derecho. La exposición se divide en tres partes, cada una dedicada a uno de estos teóricos.  En la primera, nos ocupamos de la teoría de las dos caras de la estatalidad de Jellinek, según la cual el Estado es, por un lado, una construcción social y, por el otro, una institución jurídica. El corolario de esta teoría es la doctrina de la autoobligación del Estado al derecho. Luego introducimos la perspectiva de Kelsen, que rechaza la idea de que el Estado es originariamente un fenómeno social y afirma que es, en realidad, un sinónimo del orden jurídico, de modo tal que elimina la pregunta por los límites jurídicos del Estado. El último apartado está dedicado a Heller, que impugna la identificación kelseniana entre Estado y derecho, pero plantea, a diferencia de Jellinek, que el Estado ya nace limitado normativamente. Por eso, desplaza el foco de interés a la pregunta por la justificación moral del Estado. Para finalizar, resumimos lo dicho y ofrecemos algunas conclusiones.    EDUCC - Editorial de la Universidad Católica de Córdoba 2024-05-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/zip application/epub+zip https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5590 10.22529/ Studia Politicæ; Núm. 61 (2024): Primavera - Verano 2024; 4-25 2408-4182 1669-7405 10.22529/ spa https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5590/7417 https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5590/7418 https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5590/7419 Derechos de autor 2024 Studia Politicæ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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topic state
law
state theory
legal limits
moral justification
Estado
derecho
teoría del estado
límites jurídicos
justificación moral
spellingShingle state
law
state theory
legal limits
moral justification
Estado
derecho
teoría del estado
límites jurídicos
justificación moral
Kiel, Ramiro
An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller
topic_facet state
law
state theory
legal limits
moral justification
Estado
derecho
teoría del estado
límites jurídicos
justificación moral
author Kiel, Ramiro
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title An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller
title_short An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller
title_full An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller
title_fullStr An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller
title_full_unstemmed An approach to the relationship between State and Law from the German tradition of State theory: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller
title_sort approach to the relationship between state and law from the german tradition of state theory: georg jellinek, hans kelsen, and hermann heller
description This article presents an approach to the relationship between the State and law based on an analysis of the German tradition of State theory, particularly focusing on three of its most celebrated exponents: Georg Jellinek, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller. We focus on two aspects of this relationship: the legal limits of the State and its moral justification through an appeal to a supra-legal concept of law. The exposition is divided into three parts, each dedicated to one of these theorists. In the first part, we address Jellinek's theory of the two faces of the State, according to which the State is, on the one hand, a social construction and, on the other, a legal institution. The corollary of this theory is the doctrine of the State's self-obligation to the law. We then introduce Kelsen's perspective, which rejects the idea that the State is originally a social phenomenon and asserts that it is, in fact, synonymous with the legal order, thereby eliminating the question of the legal limits of the State. The final section is dedicated to Heller, who challenges the Kelsenian identification of the State with law, but proposes, unlike Jellinek, that the State is already normatively limited at its inception. Therefore, the focus of interest shifts to the question of the moral justification of the State. Finally, we summarize our discussion and offer some conclusions.
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