Description
Book SynopsisIntroduction to Public Law is a historical and comparative introduction to public law. The book traces back the origins of the res publica to Roman law and analyzes the course of its development, first during the monarchical age in continental Europe and England, and then during the republican age that began at the end of the eighteenth century with the democratic revolutions in the United States and France. For each period and country, the book analyzes the major concepts of public law and their transformations: sovereignty, the state, the statute, the separation of powers, the public interest, and administrative justice.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Thinking About Public Law BOOK I: THE MONARCHICAL AGE Part A: The Continental Monarchies Chapter 1: The French Legacy Chapter 2: The German Legacy Part B: The English Monarchy Chapter 3: The Defeat of Absolutism Chapter 4: The Rule of Law BOOK II: THE REPUBLICAN AGE Part C: The American Model Chapter 5: Popular Sovereignty Chapter 6: Limited Power Part D: The French Model Chapter 7: National Sovereignty Chapter 8: State Power Conclusion
