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Under Hart's 'rule of recognition', the validity of laws in a legal system is BEST said to depend on
ATheir conformity with natural law
BTheir consistency with public morality
CTheir identification by the secondary rule that officials of the system actually accept and apply
DTheir economic efficiency
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Their identification by the secondary rule that officials of the system actually accept and apply
Hart (Concept of Law, 1961) distinguishes primary rules of conduct from secondary rules. The 'rule of recognition' is the secondary rule, accepted from the internal point of view by officials, that identifies which norms count as law. The other options are non-positivist alternatives.
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