Robert Alexy (b. 1945) – German legal philosopher and one of the most widely discussed theorists writing today. He is known for his theory of principles as optimisation requirements, his procedural theory of legal discourse, and his non-positivist conception of law resting on the claim to correctness.
Texts in the „Archive”
Robert Alexy’s Theory of Legal Principles
Milena Korycka · Issue 1(1)/2010
A reconstruction of Alexy’s theory of legal principles, built on an analysis of constitutional norms and on the idea of weighing principles as optimisation requirements.
The Problem of Recognition of Human Rights: Does Explicative-Existential Justification Really Work?
Martin Hapla · Issue 2(27)/2021
A critical analysis of Alexy’s explicative-existential justification of human rights – does the argument actually work?
See also the Principles of Law and Law and Morality collections.