{"product_id":"9781509980574","title":"Alexy-Poscher Debate on Legal Principles","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAlexy-Poscher Debate on Legal Principles\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Alexy | Ralf Poscher | Rafael Giorgio Dalla-Barba\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ Jurisprudence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collective work provides a chronological and up-to-date reconstruction of the three-round debate between Robert Alexy and Ralf Poscher.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe debate represents the German development of an enduring jurisprudential controversy over the concept and adjudicatory role of legal principles, classically addressed by HLA Hart and Ronald Dworkin. Alexy's principles theory, which has initially defined 'legal principles' as optimisation requirements, currently argues that they express an 'ideal ought'. Poscher's critique challenges the soundness of Alexy's principles theory by questioning its ontological and epistemological commitments. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs legal principles are directly related to constitutional rights, the Alexy-Poscher debate has significant implications for constitutional adjudication. For instance, proportionality analysis – which incorporates a highly controversial balancing test – and the legitimate boundaries of judicial power, hinge on the debate's two opposing views. Yet despite the centrality and pervasiveness of this topic, German contributions to the theoretical and practical impact of legal principles remain generally overlooked by English-speaking scholars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcluding with David Duarte's critical and meticulous assessment of the debate, this collection bridges that important scholarly gap. Whether or not conversant in the debate on legal principles, legal researchers and advanced law students with interdisciplinary interests in jurisprudence and constitutional law will find in this book a timely and distinctive introduction to leading developments in German legal thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Alexy \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Public Law and Legal Philosophy at Kiel University, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalf Poscher \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of the Department of Public Law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafael Giorgio Dalla-Barba\u003c\/b\u003e is Doctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Duarte\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Lisbon, Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHart Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509980574\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976163877004,"sku":"9781509980574","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_011229a7-3537-4620-8e67-cb0f0374155d.jpg?v=1787714927","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781509980574","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}