ʌnlˈaɪk ˈʌðɚ pˈændɛkt skˈɑːlɚz ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm, dˈɜːnbɜːɡ wʌz nˈɛvɚɹ ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv ˈædvəkˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ dˈɑːktɹɪnˌɛɹi ænd ɹɪˈækʃənˌɛɹi fˈɔːɹm ʌv lˈiːɡəl pˈɑːzɪtˌɪvɪzəm.
Unlike other Pandect scholars of his time, Dernburg was never accused of advocating a doctrinary and reactionary form of legal positivism.