Sword and Scales

An Examination of the Relationship between Law and Politics

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Constitutional
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Author: Professor Martin Loughlin ISBN: 9781847316783
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: July 24, 2000
Imprint: Hart Publishing Language: English
Author: Professor Martin Loughlin
ISBN: 9781847316783
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: July 24, 2000
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Language: English

This short and accessible book provides a provocative re-assessment of the various tangled relationships between law and politics and in so doing examines legal and political thinking on such critical areas as justice,the state, constitutionalism and rights. It introduces lawyers especially to certain important themes in some of the key texts in political thought and introduces political scientists to the legal dimensions of a number of central themes of political studies. Written by one of the leading theorists in constitutional law, the book should prove to be an indispensable companion for any student or teacher interested in law and politics.

Contents
I. Law and Politics in the Conversation of Mankind
II. Justice
III. The State
IV. Constitutionalism
V. Conclusions

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This short and accessible book provides a provocative re-assessment of the various tangled relationships between law and politics and in so doing examines legal and political thinking on such critical areas as justice,the state, constitutionalism and rights. It introduces lawyers especially to certain important themes in some of the key texts in political thought and introduces political scientists to the legal dimensions of a number of central themes of political studies. Written by one of the leading theorists in constitutional law, the book should prove to be an indispensable companion for any student or teacher interested in law and politics.

Contents
I. Law and Politics in the Conversation of Mankind
II. Justice
III. The State
IV. Constitutionalism
V. Conclusions

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