Legitimacy and Legality
Abstract
Legitimacy is a value which refers to systems both political and legal. The aim of this article is, firstly, to examine the different notions of the term both in the areas of political philosophy and legal philosophy. Secondly, legitimacy can be often considered in relation to legality, and here I intend to deal with the two most significant relations: legitimacy as legality, and legality as legitimacy. Finally, I will relate the concept of legality with others such as transparency and responsibility which, in my opinion, represent nowadays two unavoidable points of reference in order to explain the legitimacy of the political systems.
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