Leon Petrażycki (1867–1931) – Polish and Russian scholar, creator of the psychological theory of law. He introduced the conception of intuitive law, of imperative-attributive emotions and of the policy of law, and is among the most internationally recognised Polish legal thinkers.
Texts in the „Archive”
A Scholar’s Career and Idea Generation Under Conditions of Fundamental Structural Changes. About Leon Petrażycki Once Again
Hanna Dębska · Issue 1(38)/2024
A sociological study of Petrażycki’s scholarly career and of the conditions under which his ideas took shape.
See also the Legal Positivism collection.