What is legal positivism?
Correct answer: D. a and c
- A. The idea that legal rules have legitimacy when from their logical and practical derivation form a fundamental 'grundnorm'
- B. The idea that natural law is no different than positive law, and that they are interdependent
- C. The idea that authority of legal rules comes from their status as the commands of a sovereign authority
- D. a and c
Explanation
Legal positivism locates the validity of law in humanly created authority rather than morality or natural law. Austin linked it to sovereign commands, while Kelsen explained validity through a foundational grundnorm, making both a and c positivist formulations.
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