Philip Schofield, Jeremy Bentham

A Comment on the Commentaries and a Fragment on Government

Herausgeber: Burns, J H

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In the two related works in this volume, Bentham offers a detailed critique of William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-9). He provides important refelctions on the nature of law, and more particularly on the nature of customary and statute law, and on judicial interpretation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 630
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1052g
• ISBN-13: 9780199553471
• ISBN-10: 0199553475
• Artikelnr.: 24879346

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
A Comment on the Commentaries
1: Of the Nature of Laws in General
2: Of the Laws of England
Appendices
A Fragment on Government
Preface
Introduction
1: Formation of Government
2: Forms of Government
3: British Constitution
4: Right of the Supreme Power to Make Laws
5: Duty of the Supreme Power to Make Laws
Appendix
Index of Subjects
Index of Names