Sovereignty's Promise
Author | : Evan Fox-Decent |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2011-12-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199698318 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199698317 |
Rating | : 4/5 (317 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sovereignty's Promise written by Evan Fox-Decent and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that the state and its people stand in a fiduciary relationship, Sovereignty's Promise puts forward a bold new account of political authority and its legal limits. In doing so it presents a fresh argument for common law constitutionalism and a novel theoretical framework for understanding the requirements of the rule of law.