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


ISBN13: 9780745612294
ISBN: 0745612296
Published: July 1996
Publisher: Polity Press
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: £55.00
Paperback edition , ISBN13 9780745620114



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In Between Facts and Norms Habermas works out the legal and political implications of his theoretical approach, bringing to fruition the project announced more than three decades ago in The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Between Facts and Norms is a major contribution to current debates on the role of law and the prospects for the development of democracy in contemporary societies.

Habermas develops a distinctive account of the nature of law, arguing that law is characterized by an internal tension between factual and normative aspects. He links this account to a broader argument concerning the formation of the modern constitutional state and the role of democratic deliberation as a means of securing the legitimacy of legal norms in complex, pluralistic societies.

Habermas develops a proceduralist conception of democracy which emphasizes the importance of citizens organizing themselves in informal associations and voicing their concerns in a variety of public settings. If the formal processes of law-making in modern societies are to sustain their legitimacy, they must be capable of taking account of the concerns of ordinary citizens.

In our complex, pluralistic societies, the legitimacy of political decision-making processes depends on a robust civil society and a vibrant public sphere. Between Facts and Norms is an outstanding work by one the most important social and political thinkers of our time. It will be a focal point of debate for many years to come in the fields of social and political theory, sociology, politics and philosophy.

Subjects:
Constitutional and Administrative Law, Jurisprudence
Contents:
Translator'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.