basic norm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbasicandnorm
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basic
adjective
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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norm
noun[C usually plural]
uk/nɔːm/us/nɔːrm/
an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people ...
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(Definition ofbasicandnormfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbasic norm
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Free-riding on the provision of collectively enjoyed goods (including a collectively provided minimum income) is incompatible with thisbasicnormof co-operation for mutual advantage.
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But without any rational or objective grounding of such evaluative systems, the choice of anybasicnormremains rather whimsical, devoid of any reason.
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It cannot be grounded on the relevant normative system, since it is the function of thebasicnormto presuppose its normative validity.
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If thebasicnormis a presupposition, it has to be an actual presupposition of particular people and, as such, a matter of fact.
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And because this verybasicnormof mutually advantageous co-operation is wilfully broken, we say that such free-riding constitutes a form of exploitation.
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Even if, in certain respects, thebasicnormis a presupposition, its content is always determined by practice.
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The content of thebasicnormis entirely practice-dependent.
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This is basically what the concept of thebasicnormis supposed to capture: the underlying presupposition of the normativity of the relevant practice.
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On the other hand, he also emphasizes that this presupposition is a matter of choice: one can either adopt thebasicnormor not.
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After hesitation, he eventually came to see effectiveness as a requirement of thebasicnormof international law that confers authority on de facto municipal authorities.
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Kelsen thought that he could avoid such a reduction by insisting that thebasicnormis a presupposition, not a social norm.
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Kelsen speaks of 'presupposing the validity' of thebasicnorm.
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Kelsen may still insist, however, that even if the identification of law is practice-dependent, the concept of (legal) normativity still requires something like the presupposition of thebasicnorm.
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For instance, will there be abasicnorm, to which will be added an allowance for the increase in the cost of living?
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In any democracy worthy of the name, thatbasicnormmust be the will of the people.
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Thisbasicnorm, however, is often ascribed as hypothetical.
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To presuppose abasicnormfor a particular positive-legal order does not involve any moral or other extra-legal evaluation of the basic norm's requirement of obedience.
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If thebasicnormof a particular positive-legal order is an authorising norm, one can ask what is the source of the authority of thebasicnormitself.
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Kelsen used this word to denote thebasicnorm, order, or rule that forms an underlying basis for a legal system.
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Sterilization among older, traditional women probably represented an alternative to complete abstinence, rather than a change in basic norms.
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