Bücher von D.W. Ruiter

Building on his contributions to institutional legal theory in Institutional Legal Facts of 1993 (Law and Philosophy Library, volume 18), the author presents a comprehensive theory of legal institutions.

Law is traditionally conceived as consisting of norms of conduct and power-conferring norms. He sets out a theory of legal norms conceived as institutional legal facts resulting from performances of speech acts specified in power-conferring norms. Finally, the transition is made from institutional legal facts to legal institutions.

Building on his contributions to institutional legal theory in Institutional Legal Facts of 1993 (Law and Philosophy Library, volume 18), the author presents a comprehensive theory of legal institutions.

Law is traditionally conceived as consisting of norms of conduct and power-conferring norms. He sets out a theory of legal norms conceived as institutional legal facts resulting from performances of speech acts specified in power-conferring norms. Finally, the transition is made from institutional legal facts to legal institutions.