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The democratic legitimation of judicial balancing: analysis of the debate between R. Alexy, J. Habermas and L. Ferrajoli

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Abstract

This work focuses on the problem of the democratic legitimacy of judicial balancing, analysing the theoretical debate between Robert Alexy, Jürgen Habermas and Luigi Ferrajoli. We aim to pinpoint how this issue leads to various solutions depending on different understandings of the distinction between rules and principles, and more in general of the function of the law in today’s constitutional democracies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-65
Number of pages15
JournalRevista de Estudos Constitucionais, Hermeneutica e Teoria do Direito
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Argumentative Representation
  • Judicial Balancing
  • Political Autonomy

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