On concepts, conceptions, and conceptors: remarks ‘On the concept of law’

IF 2.2 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Theory Pub Date : 2020-12-28 DOI:10.1017/S1752971920000603

Knut Traisbach

引用次数: 4

Abstract

Abstract In order to understand the concept of law, that is to understand what law is and does, Friedrich Kratochwil proposes to look at how we ‘use’ norms and relate them to actions. His approach promises less theoretical impasses and the ability ‘to go on’. These comments contend that a focus on ‘norm practice’ can only provide a particular understanding of how law functions. The article further suggests that the proposition and contestation of conceptions of law, including the uses of law these conceptions enable and legitimize, form part of the social practice of law. This calls for a comparative perspective.

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论概念、概念和概念者:评《论法的概念》

摘要为了理解法律的概念，即理解法律是什么和做什么，弗里德里希·克拉托奇维尔建议研究我们如何“使用”规范，并将其与行动联系起来。他的方法承诺减少理论上的僵局，并有能力“继续下去”。这些评论认为，关注“规范实践”只能提供对法律如何运作的特殊理解。文章进一步指出，法律概念的提出和争论，包括这些概念使法律得以使用和合法化，构成了法律社会实践的一部分。这需要一个比较的视角。

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International Theory Multiple-

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