New Legal Science in the Dual Penal State

Critical Analysis of Law and the Legitimacy of State Power

Authors

  • Markus Dubber

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/bjclcj.v13i1.4525

Abstract

New Legal Science pushes legal discourse beyond its traditional parochialism to tackle fundamental issues confronting all modern legal systems as such, including the legitimacy challenge of state power through ‘law’ posed most acutely by penal law.

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Published

2025-02-21

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Dubber, M. (2025). New Legal Science in the Dual Penal State: Critical Analysis of Law and the Legitimacy of State Power. Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice, 13(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.15845/bjclcj.v13i1.4525