Legality, Legitimacy and the Foundations of the Law is a textbook by Paul Cliteur on the central problems of law. This book examines what the law entails and takes a middle position between legalism and natural law. It is intended for jurists, philosophers, and political theorists who delve into legitimacy and democratic forms of government.
Description
Legality, Legitimacy and the Foundations of the Law addresses core questions about the nature of law. In five chapters, the author analyzes the concept of higher law, the legitimacy of liberal democracies, secularism, the universality of higher legal principles, and the history of political philosophy. This connection between legitimacy and the foundations of law makes the book relevant to both legal scholars and those interested in politics and intellectual life.
Product specifications
- Author: Paul Cliteur
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint: Routledge
- Publication date: 2019-04-01
- Number of pages: 208
- ISBN: 9780367112356
- Theme: Methods, theory and philosophy of law
- BISAC: LAW / General
About the author
Paul Cliteur is Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden University. He previously wrote The Secular Outlook (2010) and is soon to publish Theoterrorism v. Freedom of Speech.
Afshin Ellian is also Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden University. He edited The State of Exception and Militant Democracy in a Time of Terror (2012) and Counterterrorism after the IS-Caliphate (forthcoming).