Popular Sovereignty in Early Modern Constitutional Thought
(Part of the Oxford Constitutional Theory Series)
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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 large, rather than in the hands of judges,
kings, or a political elite. Although its classic formulation is to be found in the major theoretical treatments of the modern state, such as in the treatises...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198745168
ISBN13:9780198745167
Release Date:April 2016
Publisher:Oxford University Press (UK)
Length:378 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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