Kelsen’s Thesis of the Identity of State and Law, Constitutional Replacement and Legal Continuity: Some Challenges
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Pelegrino da Silva, M. Kelsen’s Thesis of the Identity of State and Law, Constitutional Replacement and Legal Continuity: Some Challenges. Rechtstheorie, 54(3–4), 319-341. https://doi.org/10.3790/rth.2025.395602
Pelegrino da Silva, Matheus "Kelsen’s Thesis of the Identity of State and Law, Constitutional Replacement and Legal Continuity: Some Challenges" Rechtstheorie 54.3–4, 2023, 319-341. https://doi.org/10.3790/rth.2025.395602
Pelegrino da Silva, Matheus (2023): Kelsen’s Thesis of the Identity of State and Law, Constitutional Replacement and Legal Continuity: Some Challenges, in: Rechtstheorie, vol. 54, iss. 3–4, 319-341, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/rth.2025.395602
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Kelsen’s Thesis of the Identity of State and Law, Constitutional Replacement and Legal Continuity: Some Challenges
Rechtstheorie, Vol. 54(2023), Iss. 3–4 : pp. 319–341
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Dr. Matheus Pelegrino da Silva, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Direito, Postoc Researcher Largo São Francisco, 95 01005-010 São Paulo - SP, Brasilien
- Dr. Matheus Pelegrino da Silva ist zurzeit Postdoc Stipendiat von FAPESP und führt eine Forschung über die normative Hierarchien in brasiliane
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Matheus Pelegrino da Silva, São Paulo: Kelsen’s Thesis of the Identity of State and Law, Constitutional Replacement and Legal Continuity: Some Challenges | 319 | ||
| I. The Two Meanings of the Thesis of the Identity of State and Law | 320 | ||
| 1. Identity of State and Law at a Certain Moment | 320 | ||
| 2. The Two Criteria for the Identity of State and Law over a Period of Time | 322 | ||
| a) The Notion of State Identity from the Perspective of a National Legal Order | 323 | ||
| b) The Notion of State Identity from the Perspective of International Law | 328 | ||
| c) Intermediate Conclusion – The Presence of a Dilemma | 332 | ||
| II. The Philosophical Debate about Identity over Time and Its Relevance for the Problem of the Identity of State over Time | 333 | ||
| III. Critical Assessment of the Alternatives Mentioned by Kelsen to Ground State Identity | 336 | ||
| 1. First Problem: Lack of Justification for the Notion that if There Is Legal Continuity, the State Is the Same | 337 | ||
| 2. Second Problem: The Obstacles for the Employment of International Law as Identification Criterion | 338 | ||
| IV. Conclusion | 341 |