Sovereignty and the new executive authority
This volume explores moral and legal issues relating to the concept of sovereignty across four areas. The essays in Part I address foundational questions about the nature of sovereignty and seek to trace the ways in which the traditional concept of sovereignty laid the foundation for the modern conc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018, 2018
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| Series: | The Oxford series in ethics, national security, and the rule of law / The Oxford series in ethics, national security, and the rule of law
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This volume explores moral and legal issues relating to the concept of sovereignty across four areas. The essays in Part I address foundational questions about the nature of sovereignty and seek to trace the ways in which the traditional concept of sovereignty laid the foundation for the modern conception of executive authority. The essays in Part II examine the tension between the executive's duty to act expeditiously for the public interest and the executive's duty to gain citizens' consent for his or her actions |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780190922573 |