H. L. A. Hart, "Introduction to John Austin", in: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1955, pp. xvi.
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Within a few years of his death it was clear that his work had established the study of jurisprudence in England.
— H. L. A. Hart
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About John Austin (legal philosopher)
John Austin (3 March 1790, Creeting Mill, Suffolk – 1 December 1859, Weybridge, Surrey) was a noted British legal theorist who strongly influenced Anglo-American law by means of his analytical approach to jurisprudence and his theory of legal positivism.
About John Austin (legal philosopher)
John Austin (3 March 1790, Creeting Mill, Suffolk – 1 December 1859, Weybridge, Surrey) was a noted British legal theorist who strongly influenced Anglo-American law by means of his analytical approach to jurisprudence and his theory of legal positivism.
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