"This unique publication offers a complete history of Roman law, from its early beginnings through to its resurgence in Europe where it was widely applied until the eighteenth century. Besides a detailed overview of the sources of Roman law, the book also includes sections on pr…
The articles in this volume describe the life and world of Augustine and the ways in which he conceived both justice and law. They also discuss the little recognized Augustinian contributions to the field of modern hermeneutics - the discipline which informs the art of legal int…
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.