Prédiction et interprétation du droit (Prediction and Interpretation of Law)

Revus - Journal for Constitutional Theory and Philosophy of Law (2014) 24. 69–79.

12 Pages Posted: 21 Jan 2015

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Henrik Palmer Olsen

University of Copenhagen - iCourts - Centre of Excellence for International Courts

Date Written: December 2014

Abstract

French Abstract: La théorie du pronostic est un des éléments les plus importants (et les plus discutés) de la théorie de la science du droit d'Alf Ross. Cet article veut montrer que cette théorie du pronostic est incompatible avec les propres fondements théoriques de Ross, et notamment avec sa théorie des sources du droit et de l'interprétation. Elle doit être comprise comme une tentative réductionniste de la validité normative, qui a échoué par son incapacité à fournir à la recherche juridique les concepts qui lui sont nécessaires.

English Abstract: The theory of prognosis is one of the most important (and of the most discussed) element of Alf Ross's theory of legal science. This paper aims to show that this theory of prognosis is incompatible with the very theoretical grounds that Ross adopted, and mainly with his theory of legal sources and interpretation. It must be understood as an attempt to reduce normative validity to facts, that failed because of its inability to equip legal research with its necessary conceptual tools.

Note: Downloadable document is in French.

Keywords: prognosis, legal science, empirical reductionism, Scandinavian realism, theory of interpretation, theory of legal sources

Suggested Citation

Olsen, Henrik Palmer, Prédiction et interprétation du droit (Prediction and Interpretation of Law) (December 2014). Revus - Journal for Constitutional Theory and Philosophy of Law (2014) 24. 69–79., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2552192

Henrik Palmer Olsen (Contact Author)

University of Copenhagen - iCourts - Centre of Excellence for International Courts ( email )

Studiestraede 6
Copenhagen, DK-1455
Denmark

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