Legal Methodology

Author: Karl Larenz (Germany)
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book is one of the representative works of the renowned German legal scholar Karl Larenz and also a classic in legal theory, introducing the legal theories and methodologies of Germany from the early 19th century to the end of the Second World War. This abridged edition translated by Chen Aie in Taiwan is intended for students, enabling readers to discern the origins and grasp the essence and general outline of German legal theory and methodology within the author's vast theoretical framework. Since Savigny, legal methodology has been influenced by the theory of interests, acknowledging that legal norms and legal judgments both contain elements of value judgments. Therefore, the task of modern legal methodology lies in finding methods to objectify values, and this book stands as one of the classic representative works in this effort. On one hand, it elaborates on the debates in modern legal methodology and the views held by those seeking appropriate legal norms. With the help of this book, one can understand why law is qualified to be considered a science.