Legality and Legitimacy
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"Legality and Legitimacy" is a 1932 political and legal treatise by Carl Schmitt that critiques liberal parliamentary democracy by distinguishing between mere legal validity and deeper political legitimacy in the modern state.
All labels observed (1)
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| Legality and Legitimacy canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legality and Legitimacy Context triple: [Carl Schmitt, notableWork, Legality and Legitimacy]
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Authority of Law
Authority of Law is a prominent marble statue by sculptor James Earle Fraser that symbolizes the power and dignity of law, located at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building.
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B.
Law and Justice
Law and Justice is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland that has been one of the country’s dominant governing forces in the 21st century.
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C.
Street-Legal
Street-Legal is Bob Dylan’s 1978 studio album known for its fuller, more polished rock sound and introspective, often spiritually tinged lyrics.
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D.
Fairly Legal
Fairly Legal is an American legal dramedy television series centered on a former lawyer who becomes a mediator to resolve disputes outside the courtroom.
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E.
Peace through law
Peace through law is a legalist ideal that promotes the achievement and preservation of international peace primarily through the development and enforcement of law and judicial institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legality and Legitimacy Target entity description: "Legality and Legitimacy" is a 1932 political and legal treatise by Carl Schmitt that critiques liberal parliamentary democracy by distinguishing between mere legal validity and deeper political legitimacy in the modern state.
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A.
Authority of Law
Authority of Law is a prominent marble statue by sculptor James Earle Fraser that symbolizes the power and dignity of law, located at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building.
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B.
Law and Justice
Law and Justice is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland that has been one of the country’s dominant governing forces in the 21st century.
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C.
Street-Legal
Street-Legal is Bob Dylan’s 1978 studio album known for its fuller, more polished rock sound and introspective, often spiritually tinged lyrics.
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D.
Fairly Legal
Fairly Legal is an American legal dramedy television series centered on a former lawyer who becomes a mediator to resolve disputes outside the courtroom.
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E.
Peace through law
Peace through law is a legalist ideal that promotes the achievement and preservation of international peace primarily through the development and enforcement of law and judicial institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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legal treatise ⓘ |
| addresses | crisis of parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Weimar constitutional crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Carl Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
foundations of state authority
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limits of constitutionalism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
normativism in legal theory
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parliamentary law-making procedures ⓘ |
| critiques |
liberal parliamentary democracy
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rule of law formalism ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | legal validity and political legitimacy ⓘ |
| examines |
foundations of democratic legitimacy
ⓘ
relationship between legality and sovereignty ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
ⓘ
jurisprudence ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
legal philosophy
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
jurist
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political theorist ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Weimar crisis ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century political theory
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debates on constitutional dictatorship ⓘ legal theory of emergency powers ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
decisionism
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exception ⓘ guardian of the constitution ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
constitutional theory
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legality ⓘ legitimacy ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ parliamentarism ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
anti-liberal
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authoritarian ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | continental political philosophy ⓘ |
| proposes | priority of political decision over legal norm ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Political Theology
NERFINISHED
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The Concept of the Political NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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