Philosophy
by White, Chris, Lee, Daniel, Le Nezet, Nancy, Williams, Guy
fromOxford IB diploma programme
by White, Chris, Lee, Daniel, Le Nezet, Nancy, Williams, Guy
fromOxford IB diploma programme
Examining the intellectual origins of the constitutional doctrine of 'popular sovereignty', this volume explores the importance of Roman law as a chief source of modern constitutional thought.
Examining the intellectual origins of the constitutional doctrine of 'popular sovereignty', this volume explores the importance of Roman law as a chief source of modern constitutional thought.
La 4e de couverture indique : "Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from 'the people' - is perhaps the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at…
Oxford Constitutional Theory has rapidly established itself as the primary point of reference for theoretical reflections on the growing interest in constitutions and constitutional law in domestic, regional, and global contexts. The majority of the works published in the series…
Examining the intellectual origins of the constitutional doctrine of 'popular sovereignty', this volume explores the importance of Roman law as a chief source of modern constitutional thought.
Examining the origins of the principle of sovereignty in the legal and political thought of Jean Bodin, this book explores his creative synthesis of classical sources in philosophy, history and the medieval legal science of Roman and canon law in crafting the rules governing sta…
Sovereignty is the vital organizing principle of modern international law. This book examines the origins of that principle in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist, Jean Bodin (1529/30-1596). As the author argues in this study, Bodin's most lasting th…