The language of liberal constitutionalism /

Main Author: Schweber, Howard H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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245 1 4 |a The language of liberal constitutionalism /  |c Howard Schweber. 
260 1 4 |a Cambridge :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2007. 
300 1 4 |a v, 386 p. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 4 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-361) and index. 
505 1 4 |a Introduction -- The search for sovereignty : law, language, and the beginnings of modern constitutionalism -- Consent how? : challenges to Lockean constitutionalism -- Constitutional language and the possibility of binding commitments -- Consent to what? : exclusivity and completeness in constitutional and legal language -- The question of substance : morality, law, and constitutional legitimacy -- The defense of constitutional language. 
650 1 4 |a Constitutional law 
650 1 4 |a Legitimacy of governments 
650 1 4 |a Law  |x Language 
650 1 4 |a Law  |x Philosophy 
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