Crown and the Courts - Separation of Powers in the Early Jewish Imagination

The idea of the separation of powers, a bedrock of modern constitutionalism, has a deeper history. David Flatto uncovers striking antecedents in the writings of Jewish scholars and rabbis of antiquity. Under foreign rule, they constructed a vision of earthly separation of powers that made law and the courts, not the crown, supreme.

About the author

David C. Flatto, Professor of Law and of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is a scholar of Jewish law and philosophy as well as comparative constitutional law and jurisprudence.

Summary

The idea of the separation of powers, a bedrock of modern constitutionalism, has a deeper history. David Flatto uncovers striking antecedents in the writings of Jewish scholars and rabbis of antiquity. Under foreign rule, they constructed a vision of earthly separation of powers that made law and the courts, not the crown, supreme.

Product details

• Authors: David C Flatto, David C. Flatto
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9780674737105
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73710-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Law, RELIGION / Judaism / General, LAW / Legal History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Legal History, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities