Who among the following is considered to be the founder of legal positivism ?
Jeremy Bentham is recognized as the historical founder of analytical legal positivism in English jurisprudence, having formulated the imperative theory of law and the…
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Who among the following is considered to be the founder of legal positivism ?
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Jeremy Bentham is recognized as the historical founder of analytical legal positivism in English jurisprudence, having formulated the imperative theory of law and the distinction between expositorial jurisprudence (law as it is) and censorial jurisprudence (law as it ought to be), which his disciple John Austin later systematized. Among the other options, Savigny founded the Historical School, while Holland and H.L.A. Hart were later analytical positivists.
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