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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|18 pages
The Emergence and Development of Law as a Central Theme in Habermas’s Thought
part II|48 pages
Grounding of Basic Rights
part III|70 pages
Democratic Deliberation
part IV|100 pages
Constitutions and Judicial Review
part V|66 pages
Religion and the Public Sphere
part VI|127 pages
Globalization and Democracy beyond the Nation-state