Tag: Grundnorm

  • Kelsen ‘ought’ to differ on ‘is’!

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    ‘Grundnorm’ just like any other word or term ‘ought’ to refer to a particular phenomenon as perceived by the user, however labelling a constitution as the grundnorm ‘is’ a misnomer. [By Shaurya Chopra, Fourth Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NLIU, Bhopal] Background – The Pure Theory Hans Kelsen expounded one of the most successful…