The Constitutional State (Oxford Constitutional Theory) - Hardcover

Barber, N.W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199585016 ISBN 13: 9780199585014

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The Constitutional State provides an original analytical account of the state and its associated constitutional phenomena. It presents the state as a form of social group, consisting of people, territory and institutions bound together by rules. The institutions of the state make a distinctive and characteristic claim over the people of the state, who, in turn, have a distinctive and characteristic relationship with these institutions. This account reveals the importance of at least two forms of pluralism - legal and constitutional. It also casts light on some of the more difficult questions faced by writers on constitutions - such as the possibility of states undertaking actions and forming intentions, the moral significance of these actions for the people of the state, and the capacity of the state to carry responsibility for acts between generations.

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About the Author

N. W. Barber is the Senior Law Fellow at Trinity College. He specializes in public law, in particular constitutional theory and has lectured on constitutional issues in America, Canada, Spain, and Germany.

Review

"The Constitutional State represents a major addition to legal and constitutional theory because of its originality." --Agustin Jose Menendez, Political Studies Review

"The great merit of this book is its sustained focus on the social reality that the state is a group made up of officials and citizens who act jointly." --Richard Ekins, Law Quarterly Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0199585016
• ISBN 13: 9780199585014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214