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Sovereignty's promise : the state as fiduciary /

Arguing that the state and its people stand in a fiduciary relationship, 'Sovereignty's Promise' puts forward an account of political authority and its legal limits. In doing so it presents an argument for common law constitutionalism and a theoretical framework for understanding the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fox-Decent, Evan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Oxford constitutional theory.
Subjects:
Sovereignty.
Authority.
Souveraineté.
Autorité.
sovereignty.
LAW > International.
Authority
Sovereignty
Politische Philosophie
Rechtsphilosophie
Souveränität
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Arguing that the state and its people stand in a fiduciary relationship, 'Sovereignty's Promise' puts forward an account of political authority and its legal limits. In doing so it presents an argument for common law constitutionalism and a theoretical framework for understanding the requirements of the rule of law.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191732171
0191732176
9780191630200
0191630209