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Translation issues

24 Nov 2025

The ‘Gældende’ Affair (Part II)

Alejandro Calzetta posted in: English, Thematic | 0

As we have seen in Part I, ‘gyldig’ and ‘gældende’ are two central concepts of the theory of law and of legal norms that Ross tried to advance in ORR. Most of the translations of these concepts make the mistake … Continued

Alf Ross, Gældende vs gyldig, law & language, legal positivism, Legal theory, Om ret og retfærdighed, Scandinavian Legal Realism, Translation issues
7 Nov 2025

The ‘Gældende’ Affair (Part I)

Alejandro Calzetta posted in: English, Thematic | 0

This blog post is an attempt to present succinctly the misadventures of the translation of a key term in Alf Ross’ most famous book – some would say, his best and most important one – Om ret og retfærdighed (originally … Continued

Alf Ross, Gældende vs gyldig, law & language, legal positivism, Legal theory, Om ret og retfærdighed, Scandinavian Legal Realism, Translation issues

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