John Austin
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John Austin was a 19th-century English legal theorist best known for developing the theory of legal positivism, which distinguishes law as it is from law as it ought to be.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Austin canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jurist
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legal theorist ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher of law ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1790-03-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Creeting Mill, Suffolk, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1859-12-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Weybridge
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surface form:
Weybridge, Surrey, England
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| describedAs | 19th-century English legal theorist ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Inner Temple
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military academy in France ⓘ |
| employer |
University College London
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University of London ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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legal philosophy ⓘ legal positivism ⓘ |
| genre |
jurisprudence
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legal theory ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
H. L. A. Hart
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Hans Kelsen ⓘ legal positivist tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jeremy Bentham
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utilitarianism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing a systematic theory of legal positivism
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distinguishing law as it is from law as it ought to be ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Inner Temple ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| movement | legal positivism ⓘ |
| name | John Austin self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
command theory of law
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law as the command of the sovereign ⓘ separation of law and morality ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Province of Jurisprudence Determined ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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legal theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London
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lecturer in jurisprudence ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Austin ⓘ |
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