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Book SynopsisDrawing upon manuscripts and The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, this collection represents the latest scholarship on Bentham's late and mature thought on constitutional law, including courts, codification, and cosmopolitanism. The chapters together offer a comprehensive and detailed account of Bentham's distinctive theory of democracy.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Democracy: 1. Intellectual Aptitude and the General Interest in Bentham's Democratic Thought Philip Schofield; 2. Bentham, Democracy, Free Government, and the Relationship Between Rulers and Ruled Michael Quinn; 3. The Interests of Women in Bentham's Late Constitutional Thought Emmanuelle de Champs; 4. Religion and Judgment in Bentham's Political Thought Tsin Yen Koh; 5. Organising the Utilitarian State: the Official Aptitude of Functionaries Malik Bozzo-Rey; 6. Bentham on the Corruption of Democracy Brian Chien-Kang Chen; 7. The People's 'Greatest Misfortune' and 'All the Chance the People Have': Bentham on the Separation of Powers Xiaobo Zhai; Part II. Law and the Courts: 8. Between Constructivism and Immanentism: Bentham's Unsettled Conception of Constitutional Law Guillaume Tusseau; 9. A Genius for Legislation Bentham's 'Art and Science' of Legislation and Modern Legisprudence Francesco Ferraro; 10. Indirect Legislation in Bentham's Late Constitutional Writings Anne Brunon-Ernst; 11. Bentham, Courts and Democracy David Lieberman; Part III. Codification: 12. Ending at the Beginning: Law and Political Theory in 'Pannomial Fragments' Stephen Engelmann; 13. Bentham's Constitutional Code and his Pannomion Michihiro Kaino; 14. Bentham's Cosmopolitan Constitutionalism Peter Niesen; Bibliography; Index.
