State Legality
State Legality is a theoretical construct within state theory that denotes the principle whereby the authority and actions of the state are constrained by a formal system of laws, distinguishing it from mere state legitimacy or power by emphasizing institutionalized legal accountability as the foundation of state conduct.
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General Theory of Law and State
R. K. Gooch, Hans Kelsen, Anders Wedberg · Virginia Law Review · 1945 · 711 citations
Law, Jurisprudence, Public Law +8
General Theory of Law and State
Thomas I. Cook, Hans Kelsen · California Law Review · 1946 · 525 citations
Law, Jurisprudence, Public Law +8
The enterprise of law : justice without the state
Bruce L. Benson · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1990 · 345 citations
Law, Jurisprudence, Public Law +9
General Theory of Law and State
Harry Jones, Hans Kelsen · Columbia Law Review · 1946 · 342 citations
Law, Jurisprudence, Public Law +8
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Yale University
New Haven, United States
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4 publications
218 citations
Max Planck Society
Munich, Germany
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4 publications
76 citations
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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3 publications
110 citations
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
Hamburg, Germany
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4 publications
76 citations
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
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Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
Hanoi, Vietnam
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34 citations
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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JCSL · 2 publications · 45 citations
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EJIL · 2 publications · 56 citations
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Repository · 2 publications · 33 citations
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