J. HABERMAS’S DISCOURSE THEORY OF LAW AND DEMOCRACY

The article researches J. Habermas’s theory that is one of the most interesting versions of discourses law interpretation. The author touches upon the key issues of this theory: principles of legal discourse, a concept of communicative reason in law, and a concept of deliberative democracy. He analyzes in detail the characteristics of legal system, proposed by J. Habermas, the correlation between law and morale, between politics and law.