Birth of the European Individual - Law, Security, Economy

This book investigates the birth of the European individual as a juridical problem. Inspired by Foucault's story of the modern subject, this book considers the encounter between legal and other practices within a more general field of juridical power: a network of active relations, between different social spheres. Through the examination of six legal case dossiers from the European Court of Justice, the European individual, it is argued, emerged out of this field - and its practices of knowledge-power - at the intersection of regimes of law, economy and security.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Problematisations Part I: Human Forms Chapter 3 Homo juridicus and homo œconomicus Chapter 4 Royer: rights and decisions Chapter 5 Lawbreaker and delinquent Part II: Power Chapter 6 Law and war Chapter 7 Bouchereau: public good and rule of law Chapter 8 Law and order Part III: Knowledge Chapter 9 Knowledge of society Chapter 10 Adoui & Cornuaille: legality and equity Chapter 11 Knowledge of the individual Chapter 12 Recapitulation, conclusion Bibliography List of cases Index

About the author

Samuli Hurri is based at the University of Helsinki, Finland

Product details

• Authors: Samuli Hurri, Samuli (University of Jyvskyl Hurri, Hurri Samuli
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.05.2014
• EAN: 9780415721738
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72173-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, Europe, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Society & culture: general, LAW / Essays, International Law, LAW / Judicial Power, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Social Law, Society and culture: general, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Social law and Medical law