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Between facts and norms : Theory of law and democracy / Jürgen Habermas ; translated by William Rehg.

By: Language: English Original language: German Series: Studies in contemporary German social thoughtPublication details: Polity Press London 2017Description: xliii, 631 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780745620114 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Faktizität und Geltung. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.115 HAB 20
LOC classification:
  • K372 .H3313 1996
Contents:
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.
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BOOKs NLS Reference 340.115 HAB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) HB Available 37745

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.