Multiple choice

Who has first coined the term 'Legal theory'?

  1. Kelsen

  2. W. Friedman

  3. Bentham

  4. Roscoe Pound
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Explanation

Hans Kelsen is credited with coining the term 'Reine Rechtslehre' (Pure Theory of Law), which is translated as 'legal theory.' Kelsen's Pure Theory attempts to describe law as a hierarchical system of norms deriving validity from a basic norm (Grundnorm). W. Friedman wrote about legal theory but didn't coin the term. Bentham and Pound made significant contributions to jurisprudence but aren't associated with coining this specific term.

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