Between facts and norms : Theory of law and democracy /
Jürgen Habermas ; translated by William Rehg.
- Polity Press London 2017
- xliii, 631 p. ; 24 cm.
- Studies in contemporary German social thought .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [571]-593) and index.
Table of contents
Translatora s Introduction. Preface. 1. Law as a Category of Social Mediation between Facts and Norms. 2. The Sociology of Law versus the Philosophy of Justice. 3. A Reconstructive Approach to Law I: The System of Rights. 4. A Reconstructive Approach to Law II: The Principles of the Constitutional State. 5. The Indeterminacy of Law and the Rationality of Adjudication. 6. Judiciary and Legislature: On the Role and Legitimacy of Constitutional Adjudication. 7. Deliberative Politics: A Procedural Concept of Democracy. 8. Civil Society and the Political Public Sphere. 9. Paradigms of Law. Postscript (1994). Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
9780745620114 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Sociological jurisprudence. Democracy--Social aspects. Rule of law--Social aspects.