Right of Sovereignty - Jean Bodin on the Sovereign State and the Law of Nations

This book examines the origins of the principle of sovereignty in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist, Jean Bodin. It explores Bodin's creative synthesis of classical sources in philosophy, history, and the medieval legal science of Roman and canon law in crafting the rules governing state-centric politics.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: The State


• 2: The Right of Sovereignty


• 3: Slaves, Subjects, Citizens


• 4: Absolute Power: Law, Sovereignty, Absolution


• 5: The Common Law of Mankind, The Common Enemies of Mankind


• Conclusion: The Duties of Sovereignty

About the author

Daniel Lee is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in political theory, the history of political thought, and jurisprudence. He is the author of Popular Sovereignty in Early Modern Constitutional Thought (OUP, 2016) and A Division of the Whole Law (forthcoming with OUP).

Summary

This book examines the origins of the principle of sovereignty in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist, Jean Bodin. It explores Bodin's creative synthesis of classical sources in philosophy, history, and the medieval legal science of Roman and canon law in crafting the rules governing state-centric politics.

Additional text

The Right of Sovereignty, because of the methodical approach and the highly didactic style of the author, is accessible even to readers unfamiliar with Bodin's sources in Roman and canon law...Lee's work provides an invaluable companion for any scholar taking a dive into Bodin's reflection on the pre-Westphalian notion of sovereignty.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Lee, Daniel (Associate Professor of Political Scie Lee, Lee Daniel
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9780198755531
• ISBN: 978-0-19-875553-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: The History and Theory of International Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Legal History, LAW / International, RELIGION / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law, Political science & theory, Public International Law, Legal History, Political science and theory, Ecclesiastical (canon) law, Systems of law: ecclesiastical (canon) law, Roman law, Systems of law: Roman law