a strong form of empiricism, esp as established in the philosophical system of Auguste Comte, that rejects metaphysics and theology as seeking knowledge beyond the scope of experience, and holds that experimental investigation and observation are the only sources of substantial knowledge
See also logical positivism
2. Also called: legal positivism
the jurisprudential doctrine that the legitimacy of a law depends on its being enacted in proper form, rather than on its content
Compare natural law (sense 3)
3.
the quality of being definite, certain, etc
Derived forms
positivist (ˈpositivist)
noun, adjective
positivistic (ˌpositivˈistic)
adjective
positivistically (ˌpositivˈistically)
adverb
Examples of 'legal positivism' in a sentence
legal positivism
However, self-sufficiency of law and mere legal positivism are a true obstacle in this battle.
Trajković Marko, Drakić Dragiša S. 2015, 'Bioethics against disappearance of a man a prism of general and criminal-law theory',Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Saduhttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2015/0550-21791501117T.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paper presents considerations regarding law communication in relation to legal positivism and scientific positivism.
Claudiu Ramon D. Butculescu 2015, 'The role of law as an instrument of communication within legal positivism', Juridical Tribunehttp://tribunajuridica.eu/arhiva/An5v2/9%20Butculescu.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)