Georg Jellinek, a Liberal Political Thinker against Despotic Rule (1885–1898)
Georg Jellinek, a Liberal Political Thinker against Despotic Rule (1885–1898)
Author(s): Sara LagiSubject(s): 19th Century
Published by: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet
Keywords: legal positivism; liberalism; sovereignty; fundamental rights; limits of power
Summary/Abstract: Georg Jellinek is commonly thought of as one of the most prominent representatives of German legal positivism. In this article I look at Georg Jellinek not only as a legal theorist, but also as a political thinker of liberal inspiration. In this sense, I seek to show some key continuities and connections between the fundamental aspects of his legal, positivistic theory and his political vision of liberal inspiration, and between his stay in Vienna and his move to Germany.
Journal: The Hungarian historical review : new series of Acta Historica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 5/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 105-122
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
