1 Robert Alexy's Philosophy of Law as System&Matthias Kl 1
Ⅰ THE NATURE OF LAW 29
2 How Law Claims, What Law Claims&John Gardner 29
3 Defect and Deviance in Natural Law Jurisprudence&Mark C. Murphy 45
4 A 'Justified Normativity' Thesis in Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law?: Rejoinders to Robert Alexy and Joseph Raz&Stanley L. Paulson 61
Ⅱ THE NATURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 115
5 Legal Objectivity and the Illusion of Legal Principles&Larry Alexander 115
6 Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law&T.R. S. Allan 132
7 The Doctrine of Balancing梚ts Strengths and Weaknesses&Matthias Jestaedt 152
8 Common Law Thinking in German Jurisprudence-on Alexy's Principles Theory&Jan Henrik Klement 173
9 Alexy' s Theory of Constitutional Rights and the Problem of Judicial Review&Mattias Kumm 201
10 The Principles Theory: How Many Theories and What is their Merit?&RalfPoscher 218
11 Constitutional Rights and Statutory Limitations&Julian Rivers 234
Ⅲ THE NATURE OF LEGAL ARGUMENTATION 275
12 The Dual Character of Concepts and the Discourse Theory of Law&Maeve Cooke 275
13 Correctness and Legitimacy in the Discourse Theory of Law&Cristina Lafont 291
14 Balancing, Subsumption, and the Constraining Role of Legal Text&Frederick Schauer 307
Ⅳ REPLIES 319
15 Comments and Responses&Robert Alexy 319
Bibliography of the Works of Robert Alexy in English 357
Index 361