Constitutionalism and the separation of powers /

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Arguably no political principle has been more central than the separation of powers to the evolution of constitutional governance in Western democracies. In the definitive work on the subject, M.J.C. Vile traces the history of the doctrine from its rise during the English Civil War, through its deve...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vile, M. J. C.
Corporate Author: Liberty Fund
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, ©1998.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Online library of liberty.
Subjects:
Separation of powers.
Séparation des pouvoirs.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
Scheiding der machten.
Constitutionalisme.
Rechtsgeschiedenis (wetenschap)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The doctrine of the separation of powers and institutional theory
  • The foundation of the doctrine
  • The theory of the balanced constitution
  • Montesquieu
  • The matchless constitution and its enemies
  • The doctrine in America
  • The doctrine in France
  • The rise and fall of parliamentary government
  • From the third republic to the fifth
  • Progressivism and political science in America
  • Political theory, constitutionalism, and the behavioral approach
  • A model of a theory of constitutionalism
  • Epilogue : the separation of powers and the administrative state.

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