Journal article
Law And Sovereignty
- Abstract:
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How is it possible that the idea of sovereignty still features in legal and political philosophy? Most contemporary political philosophers have little use for the idea of unlimited or absolute power, which is how sovereignty is normally defined. A closer look at sovereignty identifies two possible accounts: sovereignty as the fact of power or sovereignty as a title to govern. The first option, which was pursued by John Austin s command theory of law, leads to an unfamiliar view of law and the...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- LAW AND PHILOSOPHY
- Volume:
- 29
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 535-569
- Publication date:
- 2010-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1573-0522
- ISSN:
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0167-5249
- Source identifiers:
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300337
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:300337
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- pubs:300337
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- 2014-09-17
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- 2010
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