This is Habermas s long awaited work on law and democracy. It develops a distinctive account of the nature of law and an original concept of democracy. As one of Habermas s most important works, it will be recognized as a major contribution to current debates in social theory, political theory, and philosophy. aeo This is Habermasa s long--awaited work on law and democracy. aeo It develops a distinctive account of the nature of law and an original concept of democracy. aeo As one of Habermasa s most important works, it will be recognized as a major contribution to current debates in social theory, political theory, and philosophy. Translator s Introduction.Preface.1. Law as a Category of Social Mediation between Facts and Norms.2. The Sociology of Law versus the Philosophy of Justice.3. A Reconstructive Approach to Law I: The System of Rights.4. A Reconstructive Approach to Law II: The Principles of the Constitutional State. 5. The Indeterminacy of Law and the Rationality of Adjudication.6. Judiciary and Legislature: On the Role and Legitimacy of Constitutional Adjudication.7. Deliberative Politics: A Procedural Concept of Democracy.8. Civil Society and the Political Public Sphere.9. Paradigms of Law. Postscript (1994).Appendices.Notes.Bibliography.Index.