Kafka and Kelsen: rhetoric, law, and the politics of legal form

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/17521483.2025.2518790" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1080/17521483.2025.2518790</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17521483.2025.2518790" target="_blank" >10.1080/17521483.2025.2518790</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Kafka and Kelsen: rhetoric, law, and the politics of legal form

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper examines the affinities between Franz Kafka and Hans Kelsen, focusing on their shared critique of ideology and the dynamics of law and authority. Through an analysis of The Trial and Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law, it highlights their mutual engagement with the paradox of law as simultaneously omnipresent and unattainable. Particular attention is given to their rhetorical strategies such as humour and metaphors which illuminate their critical stance toward the reification of law. Kafka’s literary critique of legal absurdity parallels Kelsen’s efforts to expose the ideological underpinnings of legal structures. The paper analyses the proximity between these two figures, showing how their distinct methods converge on a shared concern with law’s legitimacy, form, and ideological function. By juxtaposing their works, it offers a nuanced, emancipatory critique of legal systems that balances authority with individual freedom.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Kafka and Kelsen: rhetoric, law, and the politics of legal form

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper examines the affinities between Franz Kafka and Hans Kelsen, focusing on their shared critique of ideology and the dynamics of law and authority. Through an analysis of The Trial and Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law, it highlights their mutual engagement with the paradox of law as simultaneously omnipresent and unattainable. Particular attention is given to their rhetorical strategies such as humour and metaphors which illuminate their critical stance toward the reification of law. Kafka’s literary critique of legal absurdity parallels Kelsen’s efforts to expose the ideological underpinnings of legal structures. The paper analyses the proximity between these two figures, showing how their distinct methods converge on a shared concern with law’s legitimacy, form, and ideological function. By juxtaposing their works, it offers a nuanced, emancipatory critique of legal systems that balances authority with individual freedom.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Law and Humanities

ISSN

1752-1483

e-ISSN

1752-1491

Svazek periodika

20

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

1-24

Kód UT WoS článku

001611598700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105021337179