Title:Law’s Legitimacy and ‘Democracy-Plus'
Author(s):SADURSKI, WojciechDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Is it the case that the law, in order to be fully legitimate, must not only be adopted in a procedurally correct way but must also comply with certain substantive values? In the first part of the article I prepare the ...
Title:Le dialogue des juges à l'épreuve de la QPC
Author(s):MILLET, François-XavierDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Dans ce qui fait figure d’une affaire d’Etat - et de juges - relative à la question prioritaire de constitutionnalité (QPC), la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a jugé le 22 juin dernier par son arrêt Melki et ...
Title:Legal Concepts as Inferential Nodes and Ontological Categories
Author(s):SARTOR, GiovanniDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:I shall compare two views of legal concepts: as nodes in inferential nets and as categories in an ontology (a conceptual architecture). Firstly, I shall introduce the inferential approach, consider its implications, and ...
Title:Legal protection of linguistic diversity in Russia: past and present
Author(s):ULASIUK, IrynaDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Russia is unique in its size and ethnic composition. There is a further linguistic complexity of more than 150 co-existing languages. Notwithstanding this diversity, the claims of linguistic minorities in Russia were ...
Title:Legality Policies and Theories of Legality: From Bananas to Radbruch’s Formula
Author(s):SARTOR, GiovanniDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this paper I shall take an inferential approach to legality (legal validity), and consider how the legality of a norm can be inferred, and what can be inferred from it. In particular, I shall analyse legality policies, ...