Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy

674 Pages·1996·5.45 MB·English

by  Jürgen Habermas

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ContribtuoatD iiosncsoT uhresoer y
ofL aawn Dde mocracy
Jurgen Habermas
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Contents
TranosrlI'anstt roduction ix
Praecfe xxxix
1L aw aasC ategory of Socialb eMtewdeieFanati cotns
1
andNorms
1.M1e anianngdT ru:tO hnt hIem maneTnetn sion
betweFeanc tyia cniVdat liyd it 9
1.T2r asncendfeornmcW ei thMiann:a gtihneg oRfi sk
DissentshiroonuLg iehfw orBladc kgrounds 17
13. DimensoifLo engsVa alil dyi t 28
2 42
TheS ocioloofgL ya wv ersutsh eP hilosoopfhJ yu stice
2.T1h eS ociolDoigsiecnaclh aonfLt amwe nt 43
2.T2h eR etuorfMn o deNrant uLraawal n dth e
"ImpotetnhcOeeu gohft " 56
2.P3a rsvoenrssW uesb eLra:wa ndS ocIianeltg ration6 6
3 AR econstrucAtpipvreo acthoL aw1 :T heS ysteomf
82
Rights
3.P1r ivaantdPe u blAiuct onoHmuym,a Rni ghatnsd
PopuSloavre rye ignt 84
3.M2o rNalo rmasn Lde gNaolr mOsn:t he
CompleamreRyne tlatbieotnw eNeant uLraawal n d
104
Posiivte Law
3.A3 D iosucres-TehoreJtuisct ifoifcB aatsRiiiocgn h ts:
TheD iscoPurrisnec tihpLele eg,Fa olr ma,n dt he
DemorcatPirci nciple 181
VI
Contents
4 A ReconstructAippvreo acthoL awI IT:h eP rinciples
132
oft heC onstitutional State
41. TheI netrnal RbeelwtaeteLinao wna ndP olitics1 33
4.C2o mmuntiicPvaoew earn dt hGee neosfLi asw 151
4.P3r incoifpt lhCeeo sn isttutiSotnaaatnledt hLeo gic
of tSheep araotfPi oowne rs 186
5 TheI ndetermionfaL cayw a ndt heR ationaolfi ty
194
Adjudication
51. HermeneRuetailcisas,nm Pd,o siivtism 197
5.D2w orik'nTsh eyoo rfL aw 211
5.T3h eT heoorfLy e gDails course 222
6 JudiciaanrdyL egislatOunr teh:e RoleL eagnidt imacy
238
ofC onstitutional Adjudication
6.T1h eD issioolonuft t hLei bePraarla doifLg amw 240
6.N2 ormvse rsVaulsu eMse:ht odoloEgrircoiarnlts h e
Selfn-dUerstaonftd hiCeno gsn tituCtoiuornta l 253
·6 .T3h eR olet hoSefu preCmoeu irntt hLei beral,
RepublaincdPa rno,c eduMroadleilsst 267
7 DeliberaPtoilviet iAc Psr:o ceduCroanlc epotf
287
Democracy
7.N1o ramtivveer sEumsp irMiocdiesoltfDs e mocracy 289
7.D2e mocraPtriocc edaunrdte hP er obloefIm t s
Neutrya lit 302
7.T3h eS ociolTorgaincsalloa ftt hiCeoo nn ceopft
315
DeliabteiPrvoel itics
329
8 CiviSlo cieatyn dt heP olitiPcuabll iScp here
8.S1o ciolTohgeiocraoilfDe esm oaccry 330
8.A2 M odeolft hCei rculoafPt oiloinPt oiwcearl 341
vii
Contents
8.C3i vSiolc yi,Pe utblOipci niaonndC, o mmuniivcea t
Power 359
388
9 Paradigmosf L aw
91. TheM aterialoifPz raitvLiaaotwne 392
9.T2h eD ialiecoc ft LeagnaFdla ctEuquaall iTthye:
FeminPiosltio tfEi qcusa lity 409
9.C3r iTshieso rainedts h Per oceduUrnadlseitrsatn ding
ofLaw 427
447
Pos�cript(1994)
463
AppendiIx.P opulaSro vereignPtryo cedu(r1e9 88)
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491
AppendiIxIC .i tizenasnhidNp a tionIadle nt(i1t9y9 0)
Notes 517
Bibliography 571
Index 595

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