legitimacy. We argue that this development can be accounted for by a mechanism we call "authority-legitimation mechanism". We …

various notions. These components are the triadic relationship between power, legitimacy, and the reference to public …

How is legitimacy to be secured for constitution-like legal orders operating beyond the state? Some scholars recommend … requisite regime legitimacy, it is argued. This turns out to be a strategy that is difficult to pursue in the realm of … learn that there is not that much interest in taking up proportionality analysis, despite the legitimacy problems that …

This book chapter focuses on new types of court legitimacy, their limits and which impact they have on the protection … of human rights. Courts can gain new democratic legitimacy through stepping into a role as protectors of the people. This … polls could be another instrument. By accepting a new legitimacy build on public support the courts must at the same time …