Religion, Law and the Growth of Constitutional Thought, 1150-1650

Klappentext To understand the growth of Western constitutional thought! we need to consider ideas about the Church as well as ideas about the state. Zusammenfassung To understand the growth of Western constitutional thought! we need to consider both ecclesiology and political theory! ideas about the Church as well as ideas about the state. In this book Professor Tierney traces the interplay between ecclesiastical and secular theories of government from the twelfth century to the seventeenth. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Juridical foundations: society, church and law, 1150-1250; 3. Origins of jurisdiction: hierarchy and consent, 1250-1350; 4. Popular Sovereignty, federalism and fundamental law: Azo to Althusius; 5. Corporate rulership and mixed constitution; 6. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Tierney
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2008
• EAN: 9780521088084
• ISBN: 978-0-521-08808-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Wiles Lectures
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education