The Guard of the Constitution in Hans Kelsen

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11669923

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Guardian of the Constitution, Hans Kelsen

Abstract

Carl Schmitt’s essay Der Hüter der Verfassung (The Guardian of the Constitution) first appeared in March 1929 in the then respectable periodical Archiv des öffentlichen Rechts (No. XVI, pp. 161–237). In Volume 6 of Die Justiz, 1930–1931, pp. 576–628, Hans Kelsen responds to Carl Schmitt’s abovementioned essay on the guardian of the Constitution. The title of Kelsen’s essay is Wer soll der Hüter der Verfassung sein? (Who should be the guardian of the Constitution?). The present text examines Kelsen’s arguments.

Author Biography

  • Martonio Mont'Alverne Barreto Lima, University of Fortaleza

    PhD in Law from the University of Frankfurt/M. Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Law at the University of Fortaleza.

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Published

2003-06-30

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Vol. 1 (2003)

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LIMA, Martonio Mont'Alverne Barreto. The Guard of the Constitution in Hans Kelsen. Revista Brasileira de Direito Constitucional, [S. l.], v. 1, p. 203–209, 2003. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11669923. Disponível em: https://rbdc.com.br/revista/article/view/22. Acesso em: 17 nov. 2025.