The phrase "a basic norm" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a fundamental principle or standard that is generally accepted within a particular context or field.
Example: "In our organization, a basic norm is to treat all employees with respect and fairness."
Alternatives: "a fundamental standard" or "a core principle".
The policy reflects a basic norm within the Justice Department.
But Mr. Abeynayake is unapologetic about violating what many see as a basic norm of journalism: giving both sides of a story.
Given the undisputed fact that law claims authority, the only way to avoid an infinite regress is to assume that the authority of the foundational document or constitution derives from a "basic norm" (Grundnorm in German), the substance of which is something like "the constitution is to be obeyed".
Consistent with other research, the results point to homogamy as a basic norm in marriage.
If not, however, there may be grounds for doubting that it represents a basic norm or practical reason.
Once Kelsen admits, as he does, that the content of a basic norm is fully determined by practice, it becomes very difficult to understand how the explication of legal validity he offers is non-reductive.
Each and every type of "ought", be it religious, moral or legal, must presuppose a certain point of view, a point of view which is constituted by the basic norm of the relevant normative system.
On his view, law is characterized by a basic form and basic norm.
Thus, whether you actually presuppose the relevant basic norm is a matter of choice, it is an ideological option, as it were, not something that is dictated by Reason.
After all, the basic norm is a presupposition that is logically required to render the validity of law intelligible.
Suppose, for example, that in a given legal system the basic norm is that the constitution enacted by Rex One is binding.
