Martin Loughlin

Foundations of Public Law

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Produktbeschreibung

This book develops Martin Loughlin's distinctive and provocative theory of public law, first outlined in The Idea of Public Law. Tracing the historical evolution of the concept of public law, the book rethinks the foundational concepts of state, constitution, and government, arguing that public power is created, not controlled, by law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 530
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 165mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 916g
• ISBN-13: 9780199256853
• ISBN-10: 0199256853
• Artikelnr.: 31891159

Autorenporträt

Martin Loughlin is Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics & Political Science. His publications include Public Law and Political Theory (OUP, 1992), Legality and Locality: The Role of Law in Central-Local Government Relations (OUP, 1996), Sword and Scales: An Examination of the Relationship between Law & Politics (Hart Publishing, 2000), and The Idea of Public Law (OUP, 2003).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Rediscovering Public Law
Part I: Origins
1: Medieval Origins
2: The Birth of Public Law
Part II: Formation
3: The Architecture of Public Law
4: The Science of Political Right: I
5: The Science of Political Right: II
6: Political Jurisprudence
Part III: State
7: The Concept of the State
8: The Constitution of the State
9: State Formation
Part IV: Constitution
10: The Constitutional Contract
11: Rechtsstaat, Rule of Law, L'Etat de droit
12: Constitutional Rights
Part V: Government
13: The Prerogatives of Government
14: Potentia
15: The New Architecture of Public Law