Republican Legal Theory: The History, Constitution and Purposes of Law in a Free State

Republican Legal Theory: The History, Constitution and Purposes of Law in a Free State
ISBN-10
0230513409
ISBN-13
9780230513402
Category
Political Science
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2003-09-07
Publisher
Springer
Author
M. Sellers

Description

Republican legal theory developed out of the jurisprudential and constitutional legacy of the Roman res publica as interpreted over two millennia in Europe and North America. In this book - the most comprehensive study of republican legal ideas to date - Professor Sellers traces the development of republican legal theory. Explaining the importance of popular sovereignty, the rule of law, the separation of powers and other essential republican legal characteristics, he argues that these republican institutions have introduced a new era of justice into politics.

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