The spirit of laws
By: by Baron de Montesquieu.
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Clark, N.J
Language: eng
Subjects: Political science -- Early works to 1800.; State, The -- Early works to 1800.; Law -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Translation of: De l'esprit des lois.
Table of contents: title: Of laws in general; title: Of laws directly derived from the nature of government; title: Of the principles of the three kinds of government; title: That the laws of education ought to be relative to the principles of government; title: That the laws given by the legislator ought to be relative to the nature of government; title: Consquences of the principles of different governments, with respect to the simplicity of civil and criminal laws, the form of judgements, and inflicting of punishments; title: Consquences of the different principles of the three governments, with respect to sumptuary laws, luxury, and the condition of women; title: Of the corruption of the principles of the three governments; title: Of the laws in the relation they bear to defensive force; title: Of laws, in the relation they bear to offensive force.