Table of contents 

Introduction, Luc J. Wintgens.

Legisprudence: Theorectical Issues; Legisprudence as a new theory of legislation, Luc J. Wintgens

The quest for legisprudence: constitutionalism v. legalism, Imer B. Flores

The evolution of economic thinking about legislation and its interpretation by Courts, Richard A. Posner

Legal instrumentalism revisited, Koen Van Aeken; How rational is rational law making?, Wojciech Cyrul

Constitutionalism, Legalism and Democracy: Two models of democracy: how to make Demos and Hercules collaborate in public deliberation, Tatsuo Inoue

The paradox of democratic representation – on whether and how disagreement should be represented, Samantha Besson

On the decriptive and the prescriptive nature of the Constitution – constitutionalism and the legitmization of the constitution in the practice of its implementation, Pascale Policastro

The theory and practice of constitutional review in the civil law: the case of Belgium, Maurice Adams and Dirk Vanheule

Politics, Legistlation and Legitmacy: Legislating human rights, Tom Campbell

Legitimacy through rationality: parliamentary argumentation as rational justification of laws, A. Daniel Oliver-Lalana

The sources of legitimacy of political decisions: between procedure and substance, José Luis Marti Mármol

Practical Reason, Argumentation and Interpretation: Legislative deliberation: notes from the European Parliament, Neil MacCormick

Reasoning and legislation, Manuel Atienza

Evaluating references to the intention of the legislator, H. José Plug

EC-law between social message and record of agreement. how the theory of legislation can contribute to understanding practical problems of negotiated legislation, Tito Gallas

The justificaiton and the optimization principle in international nuclear law: theory and practice, Ludo Veuchelen

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