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Revus (2024) 52
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1This issue of Revus features two autonomous articles, five contributions in a symposium, and one translation of a jurisprudential classic. The first article by Rocchè (2024) employs different empirical methods to test the ability of Raz’s exclusionary model of authority to counteract biases. On the exclusionary model, legal directives qua exclusionary reasons offer individuals a protection from the flaws of their individual decision-making. While Rocchè does not reject the exclusionary model, he does direct our attention to a possible evolution of the exclusionary model.

2The second article featured in this issue (Costa 2024) provides a thoughtful critique of Karl Loewenstein’s classification of constitutions. According to the author, Loewenstein’s typology fails to account for the purposes that define a constitution’s nature and thus requires refinement. In response, Costa advocates for a more comprehensive typologyone that considers not only the validity and effectiveness of constitutional norms but also their underlying normative objectives.

3The central part of this issue is dedicated to a symposium on Paolo Sandro's book, The Making of Constitutional Democracy: From Creation to Application of Law (Hart Publishing, 2022). This symposium features contributions from a distinguished group of scholars in constitutional theory, political philosophy, and jurisprudenceMaris Köpcke (2024), Graziella Romeo (2024), Donald Bello Hutt (2024), and Mathieu Carpentier (2024) – each offering critical perspectives on Sandro's arguments. The symposium concludes with a comprehensive reply from the author himself (Sandro 2024).

4The symposium exemplifies this journal's commitment to fostering critical discussions that advance our understanding of constitutional democracy, offering readers a multifaceted exploration of contemporary legal theory.

5This issue of Revus concludes with a Slovenian translation of Lon L. Fuller's classical essay, The case of speluncean explorers (Fuller 2024).

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Bello Hutt, D. (2024). The State and legal otherness. Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/10044

Carpentier M. (2024). Legal constitutionalism and the Ius/Lex distinction. Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/10130

Costa R. S. M. (2024). Rethinking constitutional ontology. Revus Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/9956

Fuller L. L. (2024). Zadeva jamarji. Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/10941

Köpcke M. (2024). Normative power and The Making of Constitutional Democracy. Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/9898

Rocchè G. (2024). Exclusionary reasons and mental contamination. Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/10412

Romeo G. (2024). What do we mean by constitutional supremacy? Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/10021

Sandro P. (2024). Making and re-making the theory of constitutional democracy: further observations. Revus – Journal for constitutional theory and philosophy of law, 52. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/10375

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The Editors, “Editorial”Revus [Online], 52 | 2024, Online since 17 April 2025, connection on 23 May 2025. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/revus/10992; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/13rpj

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