Legitimacy Of Law

Legitimacy　of　law　means　why　we　faith　in　law?　From　his　sociology　and　philosophy　which　have　communicative　action　theory　as　core,Habermas　hold　that　legitimacy　of　law　derive　from　democratically　legislative　procedure　as　respond　to　modern　law　and　postmodern　law　.Law　derive　from　legislative　procedure　can　heal　colonization　of　life-world　by　the　system.　Procedural　doctrine　law　paradigm　can　heal　Legitimacy　crisis　of　liberal　doctrine　　law　paradigm　and　welfare-states'　doctrine　law　paradigm.　To　respond　the　crisis　with　traditional　western　law　science,　Habermas　replace　strategic　rationality　with　communicative　rationality　as　the　foundation　of　his　Legitimacy　of　law.　His　legitimacy　theory　of　law　has　surmounted　the　past　legitimacy　theory　of　the　law　.So　study　Habermas'procedural　doctrine　legal　theory　significant　to　knowing　the　development　trend　of　contemporary　western　jurisprudence.　Study　his　theory　also　has　important　reference　function　to　rule　of　law　of　our　country.　But　in　domestic,　there　is　less　study　on　his　law　science　theory　at　present,　so　the　author　tries　to　study　his　legitimacy　theory　of　law.　The　thesis　includes　three　parts:　the　preface,　main　text　and　conclusion.　The　preface　explains　in　brief　the　reason　to　study　Habermas'　theory　of　legitimacy　of　law.　The　main　text　is　composed　of　three　chapters　.In　first　chapter.　the　author　discusses　legitimacy　crisis　of　modern　law.　It　includes　the　legitimacy　foundation　of　the　modern　law　and　the　legitimacy　crisis　of　modern　law　has　been　revealed　by　realistic　jurisprudence　and　postmodern　jurisprudence.　This　part　is　the　background　of　Habermas'theory　of　legitimacy　of　law　.The　second　chapter　consists　of　five　section.　Section　1　illustrates　the　philosophy　and　sociology　background　of　Habermas'　theory　of　legitimacy　of　law.　　Section　2　focus　on　content　of　Habermas'　theory　of　legitimacy　of　law.　Section　3　describes　Habermas'　procedural　doctrine　democracy.　Section　4　states　Habermas'　views　about　public　sphere　and　civil　society.　Section　5　analyses　Habermas'　paradigm　of　procedural　doctrine　　law.　In　third　chapter,　the　author　evaluates　Habermas'　theory　of　legitimacy　of　law　and　expresses　its　significance　to　china.　Finally,　in　the　conclusion　part,　the　author　restates　in　brief　Habermas'　theory　of　legitimacy　of　law.