Introduction: A. Soeteman. 1. Formal Justice as a Common Language; P. Westerman. 2. Retribution in the Transition to Democracy; J. Elster. 3. Hate Speech and the Law: A Canadian Perspective; W. Sumner. 4. Human Rights and the Partial Eclipse of Justice; T. Campbell. 5. L'état, les pouvoirs et la liberté; P. Raynaud. 6. Pluralism, Social Conflict, and Tolerance; L. Green. 7. Humanitarian Intervention and the Self-Image of the State; G. den Hartogh. 8. The Boundaries of Democratic Pluralism; A. Harel. 9. Law, Rights and Democracy after Totalitarianism; G. Skapska. 10. A `Struggle Approach' to Human Rights; C. Heyns. 11. Ethics Codes: The Regulatory Norms of a Globalized Society? W. Cragg. 12. Plurality of Cultures and Natural Law; H. Takahashi. 13. Cultural Pluralism and the Idea of Human Rights; J. Sieckmann. 14. Legal Reasoning and Systematization of Law; P. Navarro. 15. A Perspective on Comparative Legal Methodology and its Barriers; H. Aoi. 16. A Semiotic Perspective on the Comparison of Analogical Reasoning in Secular and Religious Legal Systems; B. Jackson. 17. Why is Legal Reasoning Defeasible? J.C. Bayòn. 18. Legal Logic, Its Existence, Nature and Use; J.C. Hage. 19. Collective Intentions, Legislative Intents, and Social Choice; E. Lagerspetz. The Authors.