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Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann<\/a> reviews Jan Reinard Sieckmann\u2019s introduction to legal philosophy, discussing its relevance for fundamental questions of law, normativity, and social order.<\/p>\n

\"PortraitThis review examines Sieckmann\u2019s work “Philosophy of Law”<\/a> and evaluates its contribution to a systematic introduction to central issues in the philosophy of law. The focus is on fundamental concepts such as the justification of norms, the validity of law, and the relationship between law, morality, and social order.<\/p>\n

Kettemann, M. (2019): Rezension zu Sieckmann (2018), Rechtsphilosophie [Review of Sieckmann (2018), Philosophy of Law], 1. Auflage, Mohr Siebeck. Auf: “dierezensenten”: http:\/\/dierezensenten.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/rezension-rechtsphilosohie.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2433,"template":"","tags":[398],"class_list":["post-9597","hbi-publications","type-hbi-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-miscellaneous"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nReview of Sieckmann (2018), "Philosophy of Law" - Leibniz HBI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/review-of-sieckmann-2018-philosophy-of-law\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review of Sieckmann (2018), "Philosophy of Law"\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Matthias C. 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