Sovereignty’s architecture: the present concept of decision in Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt

Authors

  • José Augusto Medeiros Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/publicum.2016.22849

Keywords:

Hans Kelsen, Carl Schmitt, Sovereignty, Decision, State of Exception.

Abstract

The following article aims to present how the concept of “decision” is built in Hans Kelsen’s and Carl Schmitt’s work. The article analyzes the arguments provided by the authors in selected works and, then, looks to demonstrate in which way the current concept of decision, through sovereignty idea, attaches itself to the legitimacy of State of Exception. In the end, the article tries to point out few aspects from this discourse in the current juridical-political national scenario.

Published

2016-07-19

How to Cite

Medeiros, J. A. (2016). Sovereignty’s architecture: the present concept of decision in Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt. Revista Publicum, 2(1), 181–202. https://doi.org/10.12957/publicum.2016.22849

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Section

Artigos Científicos