Introduction to Public Law : A Comparative Study.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston : BRILL, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (304 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789047440475Subject(s): Public law -- History | Public law (Roman law) | Rule of law -- History | State, The -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to Public Law : A Comparative StudyDDC classification: 342 LOC classification: K3171.Z65 2008Online resources: Click to ViewContents -- Foreword -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Thinking About Public Law -- A. The Roman Foundations of Public Law -- B. The Government of the Res Publica -- 1. The Ancient World -- 2. The Medieval World -- 3. The Modern World -- C. Public Law and the State -- BOOK I: THE MONARCHICAL AGE -- Part A: The Continental Monarchies -- Chapter 1: The French Legacy -- A. The Royal-State -- 1. The Theory -- 2. The Practice -- B. The Laws (Lois) of the King -- 1. Legislative Practice -- 2. Legal Regime -- a. The Loi as a Unilateral Act -- b. The Loi as an Abrogative Act -- Chapter 2: The German Legacy -- A. The Prince-State -- 1. Foundations -- a. The Doctrine of Luther -- b. Roman Law -- 2. Characteristics -- B. The Well-Ordered Police-State -- 1. Origins and Ideological Foundations -- 2. Developments -- C. From the State as a Physical Person to the State as a Juridical Person -- 1. The Building of the Rechtsstaat -- 2. The Transformations of the State -- Part B: The English Monarchy -- Chapter 3: The Defeat of Absolutism -- A. The Fate of the Prerogative -- 1. The Status of the Ordinary Prerogative -- a. The Question of Prohibitions (1607) -- b. The Case of Proclamations (1611) -- 2. The Status of the Extraordinary Prerogative -- a. Case of Impositions (Bate's Case) (1606) -- b. Darnel's or the Five Knights' Case (1627) -- c. R. v. Hampden (The Case of Ship Money) (1637) -- B. Parliamentary Sovereignty -- 1. Historical Construction of the Principle -- 2. Political and Social Conditions -- 3. The Theory of Albert V. Dicey -- Chapter 4: The Rule of Law -- A. Origin and Historical Evolution -- B. Content -- C. Scope -- 1. Traditional Principles -- 2. Recent Developments -- BOOK II: THE REPUBLICAN AGE -- Part C: The American Model -- Chapter 5: Popular Sovereignty -- A. Popular Representation -- 1. Historical Formation (1776-1786).
2. The Theory of Popular Representation -- B. The Status of Statutory Law in the State -- Chapter 6: Limited Power -- A. The Separation of Powers -- 1. Historical Formation -- a. The Years of Formation (1776-1779) -- b. The Years of Consolidation (1780-1787) -- 2. The Theory of the Separation of Powers -- B. The Liberal State -- Part D: The French Model -- Chapter 7: National Sovereignty -- A. National Representation -- 1. Historical Formation -- 2. The Theory of National Representation -- B. The Status of Statutory Law in the State -- 1. The Law-Making Process and the Representation of Interests -- 2. Object of Statutory Law -- Chapter 8: State Power -- A. The Separation of Functions -- 1. Absence of Checks and Balances -- 2. The French Conception of the Separation of Powers -- B. The Republican State -- 1. Objectives -- 2. Means -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Introduction to Public Law offers a new approach to public law, defined as the law of the public good, by drawing on historical and comparative analysis of England, France, Germany and the United States.
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