The Theory and Practice of Legislation : Essays in Legisprudence.

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wintgens, Luc J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2005.
Series:Applied legal philosophy.
Subjects:
Legislation.
Legislative power.
Law > Political aspects.
Constitutional law > Philosophy.
Pouvoir législatif.
Droit > Aspect politique.
Droit constitutionnel > Philosophie.
Constitutional law > Philosophy
Law > Political aspects
Legislation
Legislative power
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Series Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART I LEGISPRUDENCE: THEORETICAL ISSUES
  • 1. Legisprudence as a New Theory of Legislation
  • 2. The Quest for Legisprudence: Constitutionalism v. Legalism
  • 3. The Evolution of Economic Thinking about Legislation and its Interpretation by Courts
  • 4. Legal Instrumentalism Revisited
  • 5. How Rational is Rational Lawmaking?
  • PART II CONSTITUTIONALISM, LEGALISM AND DEMOCRACY
  • 6. Two Models of Democracy: How to Make Demos and Hercules Collaborate in Public Deliberation
  • 7. The Paradox of Democratic Representation. On Whether and How Disagreement Should be Represented
  • 8. On the Descriptive and the Prescriptive Nature of the Constitution. Constitutionalism and the Legitimisation of the Constitution in the Practice of its Implementation
  • 9. The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Review in the Civil Law: The Case of Belgium
  • PART III POLITICS, LEGISLATION AND LEGITIMACY
  • 10. Legislating Human Rights
  • 11. Legitimacy through Rationality: Parliamentary Argumentation as Rational Justification of Laws
  • 12. The Sources of Legitimacy of Political Decisions: Between Procedure and Substance
  • PART IV PRACTICAL REASON, ARGUMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION
  • 13. Legislative Deliberation: Notes from the European Parliament
  • 14. Reasoning and Legislation
  • 15. Evaluating References to the Intention of the Legislator
  • PART V PRACTICAL ISSUES
  • 16. EC-law between Social Message and Record of Agreement. How the Theory of Legislation can Contribute to Understanding Practical Problems of Negotiated Legislation
  • 17. The Justification and the Optimisation Principle in International Nuclear Law: Theory and Practice.

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