John Austin (legal philosopher)
Fonte: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832), p. 136-137
John Austin foi um jurista inglês. Sua obra inclui “The Province of Jurisprudence Determined” e “Lectures on Jurisprudence or the Philosophy of Positive Law” – ambos sem tradução para o português. O autor, que influenciou profundamente os estudos jurídicos na Inglaterra, é considerado um dos precursores do positivismo jurídico, tendo lançado as bases para um estudo científico do direito. Wikipedia

John Austin (legal philosopher)
Fonte: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832), p. 136-137
John Austin (legal philosopher)
Fonte: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832), p. 6
John Austin (legal philosopher)
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The existence of law is one thing; its merit or demerit is another. Whether it be or be not is one enquiry; whether it be or be not conformable to an assumed standard, is a different enquiry. A law, which actually exists, is a law, though we happen to dislike it, or though it vary from the text, by which we regulate our approbation and disapprobation.
John Austin, Austin Lectures on Jurisprudence; or The Philosophy of Positive Law, 1873, Lecture V
Fonte: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832), p. 278
John Austin (legal philosopher)
Fonte: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832), p. 6
John Austin (legal philosopher)
Fonte: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832), p. 1; opening line
John Austin (legal philosopher)
Fonte: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832), p. 224