Public law and politics : the scope and limits of constitutionalism / edited by Emilios Christodoulidis, Stephen Tierney. - Aldershot, Hampshire, England : Ashgate, c2008. - vi, 224 p. ; 24 cm. - Edinburgh Centre for Law and Society series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Public law and politics: rethinking the debate / Emilios Christodoulidis and Stephen Tierney -- Sovereignty and the idea of public law / Stephen Tierney -- Authority, exploitation, and the idea of public law / Scott Veitch -- Public law as political jurisprudence: Loughlin's 'Idea of Public Law' / Emilios Christodoulidis -- Reflections on the idea of public law / Martin Loughlin -- On law, democracy and imperialism / James Tully -- Democracy, political reflexivity, and bounded dialogues : reconsidering the monism-pluralism debate / Hans Lindahl -- The reframing of law's imperial frame : a comment on Tully / Neil Walker -- Imperialism and constitutionalism / Gavin W. Anderson -- Constitutionalism as proceduralism : a glance at the terrain / Frank Michelman -- The crisis of im/purity / Johan Van der Walt -- Between engagement and disengagement : two concepts of civility / Ioannis A. Tassopoulos -- Enabling proceduralism / Victor Tadros.

9780754673637 (hbk.)


Public law--Philosophy.
Public law--Political aspects.

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