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Introduction
The Pure Theory of Law is a comprehensive framework within legal positivism that aims to understand law as it exists, rather than as it should be, through structural analysis. It provides fundamental legal concepts such as ‘legal system,’ ‘norm,’ ‘right,’ ‘duty,’ ‘sanction,’ and ‘imputation’ to facilitate a scientific understanding and description of law. This theory lays the groundwork for other legal disciplines like contract law, constitutional law, legal history, and comparative law.