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Zusatztext Waldron is making an influential contribution to legal philosophy ... Walsron is an eloquent advocate for democratic processes and the protection of autonomy. Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Waldron, Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law and Philosophy, Columbia University Klappentext Author Jeremy Waldron has thoroughly revised thirteen of his most recent essays in order to offer a comprehensive critique of the idea of the judicial review of legislation. He argues that a belief in rights is not the same as a commitment to a Bill of Rights. This book presents legislation by a representative assembly as a form of law making which is especially apt for a society whose members disagree with one another about fundamental issues of principle. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays explores the issue of disagreement and its relevance for or against relativistically pluralistic theses about the character of morality and law. This volume draws together of a number of respected and influential essays, together with new and revised essays. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction I. A JURISPRUDENCE OF LEGISLATION 2: Legislation in jurisprudence 3: Legislation by assembly 4: Text and polyphony 5: Legislation, authority and voting 6: Legislative intent and unintentional legislation II. DISAGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE 7: Rawls's Political Liberalism 8: The irrelevance of moral objectivity 9: The circumstances of integrity III. RIGHTS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW 10: Between rights and Bills of Rights 11: Participation: the right of rights 12: Disagreement and precommitment 13: The constitutional conception of democracy
