A legal norm is a binding rule or principle, or norm, that organisations of sovereign power promulgate and enforce in order to regulate social relations...

a norm as a "ought" statement as distinct from factual "is" statements. In Kelsen's view, the validity of a legal norm derives from a higher norm, creating...

Theory of Legal Norms (Italian: Teoria della Norma Giuridica) is a book, published in 1958, by the Italian jurist Norberto Bobbio about one of the ontological...

jurisdictions do not legally prohibit it. Norms may also be created and advanced through conscious human design by norm entrepreneurs. Norms can arise formally...

idea of a "basic norm" providing an ultimate theoretical basis of empowerment; the ideas of "validity" and "efficacy" of norms; legal "normativity", complete...

peremptory norm (also called jus cogens) is a fundamental principle of international law that is accepted by the international community of states as a norm from...

Murray, Tom (April 12, 2024). "Norm Macdonald's scathing OJ takedowns on SNL resurface after Simpson's death: 'Murder is legal in California'". The Independent...

to be. It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values; as well as the relationship between law and other...

self-defense, and the right to vote. These rights also must follow the legal norm as in they must have the force of law and fit into the system of administrative...

Some philosophers distinguish two types of rights, natural rights and legal rights. Natural rights are those that are not dependent on the laws or customs...

discussion about (legal) norms that give someone the power to create other norms. They are called power-conferring norms or norms of competence. Some...

that legal norms exist when they are kept through “...normally directly physical, means of coercion of the political community”. This legal norm can extend...

'Basic norm' (German: Grundnorm) is a concept in the Pure Theory of Law created by Hans Kelsen, a jurist and legal philosopher. Kelsen used this word...

"legal order" (basic norm) underlies every legal system which in turn consists of legal norms (binding rules of conduct). A legal order (basic norm) determines...

values centers on the concepts of incidence and interpretation of the legal norm, as well as rules and principles, and concepts like equality, freedom...

€500); law tells us what we "should" do. Thus, each legal system can be hypothesised to have a 'basic norm' (German: Grundnorm) instructing us to obey. Kelsen's...

capable of intelligent behaviour. In artificial intelligence and law, legal norms are considered in computational tools to automatically reason upon them...

formation of international rules: why states voluntarily adopt international legal norms, that limit their freedom of action, in the absence of a world legislature...

topics. Its rulings are concerned with ethical standards as much as legal norms, assigning actions to one of five categories: mandatory, recommended...

of formalizing the marriage bond according to religious norms, legal norms, and social norms. Based on Article 6 of Law no. 1/1974 concerning marriage...

steps: An existing legal norm governs a known case. No legal norm governs the current case (in other words, this case represents a legal gap or case of first...

term "legal dilemma" could be used as a term-of-art, to describe a situation where a legal subject is confronted with two or more legal norms that the...

order to be bound by a particular treaty or legal norm. However, international customary laws are norms that have become pervasive enough internationally...

Athens identifies the number of jurors, a jury of 501 men likely was the legal norm. In the Apology of Socrates (36a–b), about Socrates's defence at trial...

reasonableness has two related meanings in law and political theory: As a legal norm, it is used "for the assessment of such matters as actions, decisions...

well-established legal norms could provide objectively correct answers to most legal questions. In his 1961 book The Concept of Law, British legal theorist H...

social norms. Under this definition, crime is a type of social construct, and societal attitudes determine what is considered criminal. In legal systems...

influences a set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, social norms, or other criteria, often taking the form of a custom. In physical sciences...

rules of law." In this respect Snyman distinguished between a legal norm, a criminal norm and a criminal sanction, and illustrated the differences as follows:...

about what they say are the Trump administration's betrayals of bedrock legal norms". Conway is a founding member and advisor of the Lincoln Project, a conservative...