A Rethorical Understanding of the Legal Gap

Beyond the Normative Void and the Logical Completeness of the Legal System

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https://doi.org/10.22456/2317-8558.123734

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to propose a rhetorical understanding of what Law Theory conventionally calls a gap. To this end, it makes use of the dissoì lógoi methodology. For this reason, it initially analyzes the gap as a normative void, as the School of Exegesis would have it. Later on, it examines the concept as a logical impossibility, as argued by Hans Kelsen. And, in a third moment, it sustains, as a result of the research, that this notion is an opportunity for the construction of the legal norm. After that, the conclusion is presented.

 KEYWORDS: Legal gap. Normative void. Logical impossibility. Opportunity for normative construction. Legal system.

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Author Biography

Bernardo Montalvão Varjão de Azevêdo, Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA

Professor Adjunto da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal da Bahia. Pós-doutorando em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito de Vitória. Doutor (2019) e Mestre (2009) em Direito pela Universidade Federal da Bahia. Analista Previdênciário lotado na Procuradoria Federal Especializada do INSS. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3955-1999. 

Published

2022-08-31

How to Cite

Varjão de Azevêdo, B. M. (2022). A Rethorical Understanding of the Legal Gap: Beyond the Normative Void and the Logical Completeness of the Legal System. Cadernos Do Programa De Pós-Graduação Em Direito – PPGDir./UFRGS, 17(1), 239–254. https://doi.org/10.22456/2317-8558.123734