ABSTRACT

Habermas and Law makes accessible the most important essays in English that deal with the application to law of the work of major philosophers for whom law was not a main concern. It encompasses not only what these philosophers had to say about law but also brings together essays which consider those aspects of the work of major philosophers which bear on our interpretation and assessment of current law and legal theory. The essays are based on scholarly study of particular philosophers and deal with both the nature and role of law and the application of philosophy to specific areas of law.

chapter |38 pages

Editor’s Introduction

part I|18 pages

The Emergence and Development of Law as a Central Theme in Habermas’s Thought

part VI|127 pages

Globalization and Democracy beyond the Nation-state

chapter 17|24 pages

Transnationalizing the Public Sphere

On the Legitimacy and Efficacy of Public Opinion in a Post-Westphalian World

chapter 19|16 pages

Globalizing Democracy

Reflections on Habermas’s Radicalism