ABSTRACT
T H E mos t diversifie d eonten t ma y b e clothe d i n th e for m o f a legal proposition, in particular, in th e for m o f a statute . Ther e are therefor e lega l proposition s withou t any normativ e conten t whatsoever, wit h a non-obligator y lega l content , statute s i n a purely formal sense. An d there are legal propositions from whic h no legal norms can be derived, but only social norms of some other kind. W e shall not discuss either o f these species, but only legal propositions which contain legal norms. Thei r purpose is to serve as th e basi s fo r judicia l decision s o r fo r direc t administrativ e action.
