Hans Kelsen in America - Selective Affinities and the Mysteries of Academic Influence

This volume explores the reasons for Hans Kelsen’slack of influence in the United States and proposes ways in which Kelsen’sapproach to law, philosophy, and political, democratic, and internationalrelations theory could be relevant to current debates within the U.S. academyin those areas. Along the way, the volume examines Kelsen’s relationship andoften hidden influences on other members of the mi...