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Das Buch entwickelt eine Konzeption politischer Autonomie auf der Grundlage der Idee von individueller Autonomie. Als Variante einer deliberativen Demokratietheorie weicht sie dennoch von herkömmlichen Vorstellungen demokratischer Legitimation ab. Grundbegriffe sind autonome Normbegründung und vernünftige Konvergenz, statt Volkssouveränität und Mehrheitsprinzip. Zentral sind argumentative Anforderungen an die Bürger selbst. Zur Konzeption von daraus folgenden legitimatorischen Defiziten sind Institutionen wie unabhängige Verfassungsgerichte essentieller Bestandteil einer Demokratie....

Autonomy is the central idea of modern practical philosophy. Understood as self-legislation, autonomy seems to require that the validity of norms depends on recognition, namely, that their addressees, being autonomous agents, recognize these norms to be valid. But, how can one be bound by norms whose validity depends on their being recognized as valid by their addressees? The questions of how autonomous morality and, on this basis, the authoritative character of law can be understood present persistent puzzles that have been widely discussed, but still await a satisfactory solution. This book...

The book focuses on Robert Alexy’s theory of constitutional rights. Alexy systematically presented the theory in his seminal book “Theorie der Grundrechte” (1985; Engl. translation “Theory of Constitutional Rights, 2002) and continued to develop it in numerous subsequent articles. Arguably still the most influential theory of constitutional rights, it has found widespread academic support, as well as recognition in several constitutional jurisdictions. On the other hand, it has also been the object of considerable criticism. The aim of this book is to outline the central aspects of...