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The essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed ‘Democracy’s Empire’.

  • Contains a situated discussion of the institution of democracy and related
    juridico-political problems
  • Examines the historical and philosophical legacies which inform Democracy’s Empire – such as the Roman Republic, the separation between Church and State in the enlightenment, formations of revolutionary violence, and the relation between norm and exception
  • Poses the problem of violence and death at the heart of the institution of democracy including examples such as South Africa and Iraq
  • Offers a mixture of historical and philosophical treatment of democracy as a juridical problem of constitutional violence

Democracy's Empire: Sovereignty, Law, and Violence

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 27/02/2007
    ISBN13: 9781405163132, 978-1405163132
    ISBN10: 1405163135

    Number of Pages: 176

    Non Fiction , Law , Education

    Description

    The essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed ‘Democracy’s Empire’.

    • Contains a situated discussion of the institution of democracy and related
      juridico-political problems
    • Examines the historical and philosophical legacies which inform Democracy’s Empire – such as the Roman Republic, the separation between Church and State in the enlightenment, formations of revolutionary violence, and the relation between norm and exception
    • Poses the problem of violence and death at the heart of the institution of democracy including examples such as South Africa and Iraq
    • Offers a mixture of historical and philosophical treatment of democracy as a juridical problem of constitutional violence

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