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'''Georg Jellinek''' (June 16, 1851, [[Leipzig]] – January 12, 1911, [[Heidelberg]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[Philosophy of law|legal philosopher]]. Jellinek is associated with [[legal positivism]] but is critical of that theory on the grounds that [[law]] should be understood as having an intrinsic relationship with [[society]]. He defined the law as an ethical minimum. |
'''Georg Jellinek''' (June 16, 1851, [[Leipzig]] – January 12, 1911, [[Heidelberg]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[Philosophy of law|legal philosopher]]. Jellinek is associated with [[legal positivism]] but is critical of that theory on the grounds that [[law]] should be understood as having an intrinsic relationship with [[society]]. He defined the law as an ethical minimum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/302449/Georg-Jellinek |title=Georg Jellinek - Britannica Online Encyclopedia |publisher=Britannica.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-22}}</ref> |
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Jellinek is best known for his essay ''The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen'' (1895), which argues for a universal theory of [[right]]s, as opposed to the culturally and nationally specific arguments then in vogue (particularly that of [[Émile Boutmy]]). Jellinek argued that the [[French Revolution]], which was the focal point of 19th century [[political theory]], should not be thought of as arising from a purely French tradition (namely the tradition stemming from [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]]) but as a close analogue of [[revolution|revolutionary]] movements and ideas in [[England]] and the [[United States]]. |
Jellinek is best known for his essay ''The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen'' (1895), which argues for a universal theory of [[right]]s, as opposed to the culturally and nationally specific arguments then in vogue (particularly that of [[Émile Boutmy]]). Jellinek argued that the [[French Revolution]], which was the focal point of 19th century [[political theory]], should not be thought of as arising from a purely French tradition (namely the tradition stemming from [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]]) but as a close analogue of [[revolution|revolutionary]] movements and ideas in [[England]] and the [[United States]]. |
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Jellinek, the son of [[Adolf Jellinek]], a [[Rabbinic literature|rabbinical scholar]], converted to [[Christianity]]. He taught at the Universities of [[University of Vienna|Vienna]], [[University of Basel|Basel]], and [[University of Heidelberg|Heidelberg]]. While teaching there, he wrote his most ambitious work, ''Allgemeine Staatslehre'' (''General Theory of the State'') in 1900. |
Jellinek, the son of [[Adolf Jellinek]], a [[Rabbinic literature|rabbinical scholar]], converted to [[Christianity]]. He taught at the Universities of [[University of Vienna|Vienna]], [[University of Basel|Basel]], and [[University of Heidelberg|Heidelberg]]. While teaching there, he wrote his most ambitious work, ''Allgemeine Staatslehre'' (''General Theory of the State'') in 1900. |
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Revision as of 05:14, 22 November 2008
Georg Jellinek (June 16, 1851, Leipzig – January 12, 1911, Heidelberg) was a German legal philosopher. Jellinek is associated with legal positivism but is critical of that theory on the grounds that law should be understood as having an intrinsic relationship with society. He defined the law as an ethical minimum.[1]
Jellinek is best known for his essay The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1895), which argues for a universal theory of rights, as opposed to the culturally and nationally specific arguments then in vogue (particularly that of Émile Boutmy). Jellinek argued that the French Revolution, which was the focal point of 19th century political theory, should not be thought of as arising from a purely French tradition (namely the tradition stemming from Jean-Jacques Rousseau) but as a close analogue of revolutionary movements and ideas in England and the United States.
Jellinek, the son of Adolf Jellinek, a rabbinical scholar, converted to Christianity. He taught at the Universities of Vienna, Basel, and Heidelberg. While teaching there, he wrote his most ambitious work, Allgemeine Staatslehre (General Theory of the State) in 1900.
References
- ^ "Georg Jellinek - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
External links
- Duncan Kelly, "Revisiting the Rights of Man: Georg Jellinek on Rights and the State". Law and History Review vol. 22, no. 3 (Fall 2004).