Sovereignty's promise
Subtitle: the state as fiduciary
By: Evan Fox-Decent
Series: Oxford constitutional theory; Oxford constitutional theory
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780199698318
Subjects: Sovereignty; Authority
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-275) and index.