Description: Adolf Julius Merkl's Lehre von der Rechtskraft is an undiscovered classic of legal theory and a vital text of the Vienna School of Jurisprudence, founded by Hans Kelsen. At its core is the dynamic conception of legal orders, describing the legal-theoretical foundations of how legal norms are created and destroyed.
Brief description: (1890-1970) Schüler von Hans Kelsen; 1932-38 sowie ab 1950 Universitätsprofessor an der Universität Wien, 1943-50 an der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen.