The Comprehensive Formulation of the Theory of Legal Narcissism
The Complete Edition presents the comprehensive development of the Theory of Legal Narcissism, bringing together its historical, legal, constitutional, and institutional foundations in a systematic investigation of the relationships among power, interpretation, and legal limits.
The work begins with the historical development of mechanisms designed to constrain power in order to investigate a central problem of the Rule of Law: the limits of interpretive authority and the processes through which interpretation may progressively participate in defining the very scope of the norms intended to constrain power.
What Readers Will Find
The work develops a broad analysis of the historical formation of limits on power, the centrality of legal norms, constitutionalism, the separation of powers, legal interpretation, and the institutional mechanisms designed to preserve the limits imposed by law.
Building on these foundations, it presents and develops the concepts, structural elements, and mechanisms that constitute the Theory of Legal Narcissism.
A Legal and Institutional Investigation
Legal Narcissism is presented as a legal-institutional phenomenon. The investigation does not seek to provide psychological diagnoses of individual authorities or interpreters, but rather to examine structures, practices, and mechanisms capable of producing an increasing centrality of interpretive authority in determining the meaning and limits of legal norms.
Structure and Depth of the Work
Conceived as the most comprehensive presentation of the theory, the Complete Edition progressively develops its foundations, beginning with the historical formation of limits on power and advancing toward the conceptual construction of Legal Narcissism and the analysis of its manifestations within the legal-institutional environment.
Its structure allows readers to follow not only the conclusions proposed by the theory, but also the historical, legal, and argumentative path leading to its formulation.
Who This Book Is For
Intended for legal professionals and students, researchers, and readers interested in Constitutional Law, theory of the State, legal hermeneutics, institutions, power, and democracy, the work was conceived for those seeking to understand the Theory of Legal Narcissism in its comprehensive formulation and with greater depth.
Other Editions
The Legal Narcissism editorial project also includes editions designed for different forms of reading and levels of depth.
Introductory Edition
An introductory presentation of the theory, preserving its fundamental concepts, argumentative structure, and principal legal foundations.
Illustrated Edition
A visual and accessible presentation of the theory’s central concepts, combining concise textual explanations, didactic organization, and illustrative resources.