University of Tehran Public Law Studies Quarterly 2423-8120 47 3 2017 09 23 The Effect of Hebert Hart Legal Theory in Philosophical Analysis of International Law The Effect of Hebert Hart Legal Theory in Philosophical Analysis of International Law 585 599 63748 10.22059/jplsq.2017.208944.1276 FA Hassan Khosravi Associate Professor of Public law Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Navid Zamani Ghadim Ph.D Student in International Law, Islamic Azad University, Branch of Tehran Shomal, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 06 Based on a hermeneutic approach towards legal rules, Herbert Hart believes that: in order to understand a legal system, we should have an introspective and conceptual analysis of legal rules, therefore he introduces a theory in which he separates primary rules from secondary rules in order to better understand a legal system. Based on Hart’s point of view, considering the structure of the international community and its lack of secondary rules which actually makes it very unique, international law cannot be counted as a very well-regulated system of law. In this article with a descriptive-analytical approach, and by analyzing Hart’s theories and new approaches in philosophy of law, we try to prove that international law shall also be considered as a system of law. The article concludes that Hart’s theory has had a tremendous effect on understanding international law and with his theory jurists are able to study international law as a regulated set of rules. Based on a hermeneutic approach towards legal rules, Herbert Hart believes that: in order to understand a legal system, we should have an introspective and conceptual analysis of legal rules, therefore he introduces a theory in which he separates primary rules from secondary rules in order to better understand a legal system. Based on Hart’s point of view, considering the structure of the international community and its lack of secondary rules which actually makes it very unique, international law cannot be counted as a very well-regulated system of law. In this article with a descriptive-analytical approach, and by analyzing Hart’s theories and new approaches in philosophy of law, we try to prove that international law shall also be considered as a system of law. The article concludes that Hart’s theory has had a tremendous effect on understanding international law and with his theory jurists are able to study international law as a regulated set of rules. https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_63748_97dcc3e6a1720b0346d8500476abe0cc.pdf