legal theory

Interviews

The War Against Law – David Dyzenhaus on Common Good Constitutionalism

David Dyzenhaus explains how Carl Schmitt’s anti-liberal critiques underpin today’s “Common Good Constitutionalism,” linking Schmitt and Voegelin to modern far-right thinkers. He warns that such theories both legitimize and encourage authoritarianism by undermining liberal democracy’s rule-of-law foundations.