Description: Right of Sovereignty : Jean Bodin on the Sovereign State and the Law of Nations, Hardcover by Lee, Daniel, ISBN 0198755538, ISBN-13 9780198755531, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK Sovereignty is the vital organizing principle of modern international law. This book examines the origins of that principle in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist, Jean Bodin (1529/30-1596). As the author argues in this study, Bodins most lasting theoretical
contribution was his thesis that sovereignty must be conceptualized as an indivisible bundle of legal rights constitutive of statehood. While these uniform rights of sovereignty licensed all states to exercise numerous exclusive powers, including the absolute power to absolve and release its
citizens from legal duties, they were ultimately derived from, and therefore limited by, the law of nations. Th explores Bodins 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.
The Right of Sovereignty is the first book in English on Bodins legal and political theory to be published in nearly a half-century and surveys themes overlooked in modern Bodin scholarship: empire, war, conquest, slavery, citizenship, commerce, territory, refugees, and treaty obligations. It will
interest specialists in political theory and the history of modern political thought, as well as legal history, the philosophy of law, and international law.
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Book Title: Right of Sovereignty : Jean Bodin on the Sovereign State and the
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Right of Sovereignty: Jean Bodin on the Sovereign State and the Law of Nations
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Law
Item Height: 240 mm
Item Weight: 632 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Daniel Lee
Subject Area: International Law, Political Science
Series: The History and Theory of International Law
Item Width: 165 mm
Format: Hardcover
