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LUNA BERNAL, Alejandro César Antonio. Law and argumentation from a kelsenian perspective. Derecho glob. Estud. sobre derecho justicia [online]. 2018, vol.3, n.9, pp.131-153.  Epub 14-Oct-2020. ISSN 2448-5136.  https://doi.org/10.32870/dgedj.v0i9.169.

The aim of this paper is to show that the argumentation is an essential activity in the process of creation/application of law within a Kelsenian conception of the legal system. The starting point is an interpretative premise: considering the legal order as a non-purely dynamic system. Based on this, an analysis of Kelsen’s thought regarding the judicial decision-making process is carried out in order to identify contexts in which the argumentation occurs. The findings show that Kelsen’s theory provides a framework to conceptualize five types of argumentation in the judicial decision making: a) on validity of rules, b) on facts, c) interpretative, d) deliberative and e) justificatory. With all the above, this research feeds the discussion about the possible contributions of Kelsen’s thought to the contemporary theory of legal argumentation.

Palabras llave : Legal argumentation; Democracy; Moral relativism; Legal science; Rational correction.

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