MAX WEBER AND HANS KELSEN: THE SOCIOLOGY OF LAW AND JURIDICAL DOGMA

Max Weber et Hans Kelsen sont deux auteurs classiques considérés comme trés importants dansl’élaboration de certains des plus célèbres concepts utilisés dans le domaine des Sciences Socialeset du Droit. Pourtant, lorsque de tels champs de connaissance se joignent, représentés par la Sociologiedu Droit, de nombreuses erreurs terminologiques et relatives à l’objet et à la méthode d’étudesurviennent, ce qui empêche que la rigueur scientifique soit atteinte avec précision. Ce travail visedonc établir les distinctions plus urgentes entre la Sociologie Juridique et la Science Juridique ouDogmatique, traitées sous la perspective de l’analyse des concepts wébériens et kelsiens.Max Weber and Hans Kelsen are two classical authors considered extremely important in thecreation of some of the essential concepts that are commonly used in the Social Sciencs and Law,respectively. However, when these two fields of knowledge are put together under the rubric of theSociology of Law, a series of misunderstandings around terminology, objects and methods tend toemerge, making it difficult to attain desired levels of scientific rigor. In this light, the present articleaims to establish some of the most important distinctions that need to be made between the Sociologyof Law and Jurisprudence, as they are represented by the works of the two above-mentionedtheorists.Max Weber e Hans Kelsen são dois autores clássicos considerados de extrema importância na elaboraçãode alguns dos mais célebres conceitos utilizados nas searas das Ciências Sociais e do Direito, respectivamente.Entretanto, quando se unem tais campos do conhecimento, representados pela Sociologia do Direito,inúmeras confusões terminológicas e relativas ao objeto e ao método de estudo são perpetradas, dificultandoque o rigor científico seja atingido com profícua precisão. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho visa aestabelecer as distinções mais prementes entre a Sociologia Jurídica e a Ciência Jurídica ou Dogmática,tratadas sob a perspectiva da análise dos pensamentos weberianos e kelsenianos