LEGALITY | AND LEGITIMACY | Carl Schmie ‘translated and edited by lftey Seitzer with an introduction by John P. MeCormick Duke University Press Durham « London 2004 von sind id mi . Ubrary(© sont Engh anion Dake University Prot All ight eacrved Printed the United States of America om aie paper © Designed 1 CH Westmoreland Typee in Tramp Meieal with ager Daly ‘News daplay by Theng Information Stems Ine. Library af Congress CCatalogngin-Pubiation Data appear om the Last pied page of hit took. “The ton wa published in Geman a Lait und Legit ‘yy Duncker und Hamble, with al sighs reserved © 2951 Duncker und Hamble, Monch and Leipig Carl chm ule comment op Legale und Leptimiat ppeatedina volume of iy, tied Ver. sanptchliche After dn ton 1904-194 Matraien 2 inet ering. Tene comments were ft published in German, with sl ighr ered ©2956 Duncher nd Hamblot GmbH, Brin To Janet SmithCONTENTS ‘Translators Preface ix entfying or Exploiting the Paradoxes of Constitutional Democracy! An Inuoduction to Carl Schmit’ Legality and Legitimacy JOHN ¥. MeconMICR. Xi Legality and Legitimacy Introduction: The Legislative State System of Legality Com are to Osher Sate Types friadiction, Governmental, and ‘Administrative States) 5 1 ‘The System of Legality ofthe Parliamentary Legislative State 1.The Legislative Sate andthe Concept of Law 17 2. Legality and the Equal Chance for Achieving Plitial Power 37 1 “The Three Extraordinary Lawgiver ‘ofthe Weimar Constitution 4. The Extraordinary Lawiver Retone Materiae: The Sec ‘ond Principal Part ofthe Weimar Constitution asa Second 4 The Extraordinary Lawgiver RaloneSupeemstats:Actal Meaning Plebisitary Legitimacy instead of Legislative Stave Legality 59 s.The Extraordinary Lawpiver Ratione Necsstatis: Actual Meaning—The Administative State Meare Displaces the Parliamentary Legislative State Statute 67