Balancing and argumentation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48143/rdai.v9i32.740

Keywords:

Balancing, Weight formula, Principles, Proportionality, Legal argumentation

Abstract

: In this study, Robert Alexy reconstructs the formal structure of balancing, which is the third sub-principle of proportionality, using the so-called 'weight formula.' The mathematical formula aims to describe the concrete weight of one principle in relation to another, considering factors such as the intensity of intervention and the importance of fulfilling conflicting principles. The jurist analyzes the criticisms formulated by Giovanni Battista Ratti and Manuel Atienza, but argues that balancing is a necessary form of argument in rational and legal discourse. This is an essentially doctrinal study within the fields of Legal Theory, Hermeneutics, and Constitutional Law.

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Author Biography

Robert Alexy, University of Kiel

Professor of Law at The University of Kiel. Alma Mater at The University of Göttingen. (Alemanha)

References

Alexy, Robert. Giovanni Battista Ratti’s Critique of Principles Theory. In: Ratio Juris, 36 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/raju.12377

Alexy, Robert. Theorie der juristischen Argumentation. 10ª edição, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt, 2021.

Atienza, Manuel. Alexy and the ‘Argumentative Turn’ in Contemporary Legal Theory. In: Rechtsphilosophie und Grundrechtstheorie. Robert Alexys System, ed. Martin Borowski, Stanley L. Paulson e Jan-Reinhard Siekmann, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2017.

Ratti, Giovanni B. An Antinomy in Alexy’s Theory of Balancing. In: Ratio Juris, 36 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/raju.12367

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Published

2025-02-10

How to Cite

ALEXY, Robert. Balancing and argumentation. Journal of Public Law and Infrastructure | RDAI, São Paulo: Thomson Reuters | Livraria RT, v. 9, n. 32, p. 259–266, 2025. DOI: 10.48143/rdai.v9i32.740. Disponível em: https://rdai.com.br/index.php/rdai/article/view/740. Acesso em: 24 apr. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 32 (2025): jan./marc.

Section

Foreign Doctrine | Doutrina Estrangeira

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