'Every legal system comprises of a series of norms in order of rank with supposition that there is a…
Kelsen calls the ultimate basis of a legal order the Grundnorm, or basic norm. The validity of subordinate norms is traced through the hierarchy to this presupposed…
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'Every legal system comprises of a series of norms in order of rank with supposition that there is a great norm which gives legal validity to other norms in hierarchy.' The norm was termed by Kelsen
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Kelsen calls the ultimate basis of a legal order the Grundnorm, or basic norm. The validity of subordinate norms is traced through the hierarchy to this presupposed foundation. It is distinct from the person of a sovereign and from natural law.
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