Against Constitutionalism

Tracing constitutional thought from the Enlightenment to the present, Martin Loughlin shows how a tool for the protection of self-government has become a means for subverting popular will. Across the globe, constitutions now displace democratic decision-making, as courts interpret values in the law that ultimately trump legislative action.

About the author

Martin Loughlin is Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. A Fellow of the British Academy, he is series editor of Oxford Constitutional Theory and author of The Idea of Public Law, The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction, and Political Jurisprudence.

Summary

Tracing constitutional thought from the Enlightenment to the present, Martin Loughlin shows how a tool for the protection of self-government has become a means for subverting popular will. Across the globe, constitutions now displace democratic decision-making, as courts interpret values in the law that ultimately trump legislative action.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Loughlin, Professor Martin Loughlin
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780674268029
• ISBN: 978-0-674-26802-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Legal History, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general