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Zusatztext The subtle contours ... will repay careful and sustained reading ... scholarly and well written ... a powerful antidote to the sad apologetics still being pandered by those who have sought to promote the work of one of fascism's most intelligent theorists. Informationen zum Autor David Dyzenhaus is an Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Klappentext This study looks at one of the oldest questions in legal philosophy--the relationship between law and legitimacy. Dyzenhaus analyzes the legal theories of three eminent public lawyers of the Weimar era whose theories addressed the problems of legal and political order in a crisis-ridden modern society and demonstrates their relevance to contemporary debates. Zusammenfassung This book investigates one of the oldest questions of legal philosophy -- the relationship between law and legitimacy. It analyses the legal theories of three public lawyers of the Weimar era, Carl Schmitt, Hans Kelsen, and Hermann Heller. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Legality and Legitimacy -- Refractions from Weimar 2: Friend and Enemy: Schmitt and the Politics of Law 3: The Pure Theory in Practice: Kelsen's Science of Law 4: The Legitimacy of Legal Order: Hermann Heller's Legal Theory 5: Lessons from Weimar: The Legitimacy of Legality Index
