Redundant and useless fragments of legal texts. Basic definitions and preliminary typology of cases
Redundant and useless fragments of legal texts. Basic definitions and preliminary typology of cases
StatusVoR
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Authors
Wróblewski, Bartłomiej
Zajęcki, Maurycy
Monograph
Monograph (alternative title)
Date
2022-07-21
Publisher
Journal title
Teka Komisji Prawniczej PAN Oddział w Lublinie
Issue
1
Volume
14
Pages
Pages
529-544
ISSN
2719-7379
1899-7694
1899-7694
ISSN of series
Weblink
Access date
2023-11-09
Abstract PL
Abstract EN
The theory of rational lawgiver uses an assumption of normativity of legal text. The au-thorspropose several definitions to express theoretical possibility and to show real cases of non-normative fragments of integral (articulated) parts of legal texts and normative fragments of other parts of legal text. Three types of normativity are defined: the broadest, broad, and strict. The notion of normativity is connected with notions of redundancy and uselessness of legal texts. The authors examine in this context five elements constituting legal system: (1) legal provisions ‒ basic element of the integral (articulated) part of a normative act, (2) fragments of legal provision, (3) elements of the non-integral (non-articulated) part of a normative acts, (4) normative acts in their entirety, (5) judgements of the constitutional court as sui generis interventions in the current legal text. The analyze leads to showing four basic types of errors in legal provisions, which are dubbed: “doubles,” “widows,” “orphans,” and “botches.” In closing remarks the authors signal perspectives of formu-lation of a complextheory of redundancy and uselessness of legal text.
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Keywords PL
Keywords EN
normative act
legislation
legal text
normativity
normative change
redundancy
use-lessness
legislation
legal text
normativity
normative change
redundancy
use-lessness