End(s) of community, the: history, sovereignty, and the question of law
Auteur :
Nichols, Joshua Ben David
Éditeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN :
9781554588367
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
385 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
This book stems from an examination of how Western philosophy has accounted for the foundations of law. In this tradition, the character of the ‘sovereign’ or ‘lawgiver’ has provided the solution to this problem. But how does the sovereign acquire the right to found law?