O Kelzenovoj osnovnoj normi

Abstract

U ovom članku autor analizira poznato učenje Hansa Kelzena o osnovnoj normi: najpre se analizira metodološka osnova Kelzenove teorije, da bi nakon toga bilo ukazano na ograničenja Kelzenove teorije, kao i na mogućnosti koje ova teorija pruža u proučavanju prava.

In this article the author analyses the well-known teaching of Hans Kelsen on the hypothesis of the Basic norm. The methodological basis of Kelsen's theory of law is analyzed first. Kelsen understands law as a norm and he separates the norm from reality. Therefore, one norm can be based only on another norm. Furthermore, he separates the form of the norm from the contents of the norm (different from morality) and he thinks that jurisprudence should study only the formal structure of the legal norm. All this is where the causes of his errors are hidden. The author points out to the possibility that this teaching, if some of its methodological extremes were avoided, can be used for studying the basic validity of the law. It is not good to sacrifice facts for methodological 'purity' but at the end there is a dilemma whether it is possible to coordinate reality with the demands of methodology.