Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 Bodin's 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. The book explores Bodin's 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 Bodin's 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.
Title: The Right Of Sovereignty Jean Bodin On The Sovereign State And The Law Of Nations
Author(s): Lee Daniel (Associate Professor Of Political Science Associate Professor Of Political Science University Of California Berkeley)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198755531
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 10/26/2021
Series: The History and Theory of International Law
Category: Public International Law