Do rights have a formal basis? Habermas' legal theory and the normative foundations of the law

Journal of Political Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-294

  Olson, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0042361898     PISSN: 09638016     EISSN: 14679760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9760.00178     Document Type: Article

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