Kelsens Kritiker

Hans Kelsen (1881-1973), attained fame as the jurist of the 20th century. Due to his enormous productivity, his theory of law and of the state became enormously well-known. He became a critic on a global level, and although he was able to gather many followers in the Vienna School of Legal Theory, the prevailing attitude was one of skepticism. He not only had students who shared his opinions, but also a great many opponents. Axel-Johannes Korb examines the criticism of Kelsen. He explores the philosophical, methodological and political discussions which took place during the time between the publication of the Main Problems in the Theory of Public Law and the first edition of the Pure Theory of Law. The author focuses on well-known and less well-known contemporaries of Kelsen. At the end of the book, he provides an answer to the key question: What characterized Kelsen's critics?