Легитимность демократии в работах Макса Вебера и Карла Шмитта

Viktor P. Kirilenko; Georgij  V. Alekseev

doi:10.21638/spbu25.2018.305

Authors

Viktor P. Kirilenko North-West Institute of Management. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4445-1682
Georgij V. Alekseev North-West Institute of Management. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu25.2018.305

Abstract

Identification of political regime’s legality and legitimacy by the German lawyer Carl Schmitt seems to be an attempt to solve the problem of unjust laws which is close to the idea of legitimate domination stated by Max Weber. Popularity of the legitimacy paradigm within the framework of political and legal discourse on its way towards the provision of rational government is often associated with an underestimation of democratic charisma’s role in legitimation when it is compared to the legal bureaucratic justification of government. Noting the fact that rationality is the most important and at the same time the least reasoned part of Max Weber’s social theory, we need to assess the potential of the bureaucracy in securing the ideals of the rule of law with an extreme caution. If Carl Schmitt’s position on the relationship between legality and legitimacy changed along with the development of political events of the 20th century, the ideas of Max Weber were modified during the translations of his works from German and gave to legitimacy deep textbook value. Decrease in chances of unjust law’s application requires certain legal culture that allows not only to question any formal prescription of the law and to test it for legitimacy, but also gives an opportunity to assess the legality of any democratic decision before it is implemented. Understanding the legitimacy of democracy depends largely on the ideology that dominates society, and the legal culture of the person that assesses the political regime. It is obvious in the context of political mistakes made during the first half of the twentieth century that the danger of underestimating the threats to the rule of law, originating both from illegitimate authorities and from unlawful political decisions. Historical experience underscores the need for a broad understanding of the rule of law state (Rechtsstaat) in a modern democracy, which simultaneously protects the formal legality and legitimacy of the political regime.

Keywords:

justice, legality, rule of law, government, motivation, domination, loyalty

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