Republican Legal Theory

Republican legal theory developed out of the jurisprudential and constitutional legacy of the Roman res publica as interpreted over two millennia in Europe and North America. In this book - the most comprehensive study of republican legal ideas to date - Professor Sellers traces the development of republican legal theory. Explaining the importance of popular sovereignty, the rule of law, the separation of powers and other essential republican legal characteristics, he argues that these republican institutions have introduced a new era of justice into politics.

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MORTIMER NEWLIN STEAD SELLERS is a University System of Maryland Regents Professor and Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law and Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of The Sacred Fire of Liberty and American Republicanism , also available from Palgrave Macmillan.

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Preface Introduction The Origins of Republican Legal Theory Republican Influences on the French and American Revolutions Republican Legal Systems Republican Impartiality Republican Authority The Actual Validity of Law Ideals of Public Discourse Group Rights and Democracy Republicanism, Liberalism and the Law Basic Elements of Legislative Structure History, Liberty and Comparative Law Legal Historians and Social Change Republican Government in the United States of America Republican Principles in International Law Conclusion Bibliography