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In 2010, Martin Loughlin, Professor of Public Law at the LSE, published Foundations of Public Law, ‘an account of the foundation of the discipline of public law with a view to identifying its essential character’. The book has become a landmark in the field, and it has been said, notably by one of its major critics, that it now provides the ‘starting point’ for any deeper inquiry into the subject. The purpose of this volume is to engage critically with Foundations – conceptually, comparatively and historically – from the viewpoints of public law, private law, political, social and legal theory, as well as jurisdictional perspectives including the UK, US, India, and Continental Europe. Scholars also consider the legacy and continuing relevance of Foundations in the light of developments in transnational law, global law and regional integration in the European Union.

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Author:   Dr Michael A Wilkinson (London School of Economics and Political Science) ,  Dr Michael W Dowdle (University Singapore)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9781509941162

ISBN 10:   1509941169
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 October 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Introducing the Foundations of Public Law 1. Questioning the Foundations of Public Law and Questioning Foundations of Public Law Michael A Wilkinson and Michael W Dowdle 2. Political Jurisprudence Martin Loughlin Part II: The Methodological Critique 3. Questioning a Uniform Concept of Public Law Andrew Halpin 4. The Tragic Politics of Public Law Panu Minkkinen 5. Immanence and Irreconcilability: On the Character of Public Law as Political Jurisprudence Jacco Bomhoff Part III: The Normative Critique 6. Concrete Order Formation or Rational Will Formation? Constituent Power as the Ratio of Voluntas Hauke Brunkhorst 7. Private Law, Potentia and the Ethical: On What Justification Does the State Coercively Tax its Subjects in Order to Build Bridges, Fund the BBC, and Subsidise Charities? James Penner 8. A Conventional Narrative: The Rhetorical Shape of Foundations of Public Law Anna Yeatman 9. Foundations of Public Law and Postnational Constitutionalism Neil Walker Part IV: The Material Critique 10. Putting Public Law in its Place: State-Theoretical Comments on Foundations of Public Law Bob Jessop 11. The Materiality of Political Jurisprudence Marco Goldoni 12. Public Law and the Autonomy of the Political: A Material Critique Michael A Wilkinson Part V: The Comparative Critique 13. Foundations of Public Law: A View from the United States Mark Tushnet 14. The Elusive Quest for Community: The Making of Political Identity in Modern Indian Constitutionalism Mathew John 15. Uncovering the Foundations of Administrative Law? Denis Baranger Part VI: The Response 16. Excavating Foundations Martin Loughlin Bibliography ...........................................................................................................................277 Index ......................................................................................................................................291

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Michael A Wilkinson is Associate Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Michael W Dowdle is Associate Professor of Law at National University Singapore.

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