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This book provides an up-to-date interdisciplinary assessment of
the accountability of executive power in different European States
and at the European Union level. From a legal perspective, it
wonders to what extent the forms of responsibility and
accountability of executive power have evolved in terms of legal
technique or framework. From a historical perspective, it looks at
the evolution of responsibility paradigms. From a political science
perspective, it examines responsibility and the expectations of
European democracies in terms of authority and efficiency. The
volume also has a quantitative aspect identifying, gathering and
analysing statistical material on responsibility and accountability
in current political regimes. The book will be a valuable resource
for researchers, academics, and policy-makers in constitutional law
and politics, public law, comparative law, comparative politics,
legal history and government.
Gathering together an impressive array of legal scholars from
around the world, this book features essays on Jeremy Bentham's
major legal theoretical treatise, Of the Limits of the Penal Branch
of Jurisprudence, reassessing Bentham's theories of law as well as
his impact on jurisprudence. While offering a suggestive picture of
contemporary Bentham studies, the book provides a thorough
examination of concepts such as legal discourse, legal norms, legal
system, and subjective legal positions. The book compares Bentham's
approach with other landmark theories and the works of major legal
philosophers including Austin, Hart and Kelsen, and explores
Bentham's treatise through major trends in contemporary legal
thought, such as the imperative theory of law, deontic logic,
Scandinavian and American legal realisms, the pure theory of law,
and critical legal thought. Resisting any apologetic stance, the
book elucidates how consistent with Bentham's all-encompassing
project of utilitarian reform 'Limits' turns out to be, and how
this sheds light on contemporary modes of governance. The book will
be great use and interest to scholars and students of contemporary
jurisprudence, legal theory, 19th century philosophy, and public
law.
Gathering together an impressive array of legal scholars from
around the world, this book features essays on Jeremy Bentham's
major legal theoretical treatise, Of the Limits of the Penal Branch
of Jurisprudence, reassessing Bentham's theories of law as well as
his impact on jurisprudence. While offering a suggestive picture of
contemporary Bentham studies, the book provides a thorough
examination of concepts such as legal discourse, legal norms, legal
system, and subjective legal positions. The book compares Bentham's
approach with other landmark theories and the works of major legal
philosophers including Austin, Hart and Kelsen, and explores
Bentham's treatise through major trends in contemporary legal
thought, such as the imperative theory of law, deontic logic,
Scandinavian and American legal realisms, the pure theory of law,
and critical legal thought. Resisting any apologetic stance, the
book elucidates how consistent with Bentham's all-encompassing
project of utilitarian reform 'Limits' turns out to be, and how
this sheds light on contemporary modes of governance. The book will
be great use and interest to scholars and students of contemporary
jurisprudence, legal theory, 19th century philosophy, and public
law.
The book gathers the general report and the national reports
presented at the XXth General Congress of the IACL, in Fukuoka
(Japan), on the topic "Debating legal pluralism and
constitutionalism: new trajectories for legal theory in the global
age". Discussing the major contemporary changes occurring in and
problems faced by domestic legal systems in the global age, the
book describes how and to what extent these trends affect domestic
legal orderings and practices, and challenges the traditional
theoretical lenses that are offered to tackle them:
constitutionalism and pluralism. Combining comparative law and
comparative legal doctrine, and drawing on the national
contributions, the general report concludes that most of the
classic tools offered by legal doctrine are not appropriate to
address most of today's practical and theoretical global legal
challenges, and as such, the book also offers new intellectual
tools for the global age.
The book gathers the general report and the national reports
presented at the XXth General Congress of the IACL, in Fukuoka
(Japan), on the topic "Debating legal pluralism and
constitutionalism: new trajectories for legal theory in the global
age". Discussing the major contemporary changes occurring in and
problems faced by domestic legal systems in the global age, the
book describes how and to what extent these trends affect domestic
legal orderings and practices, and challenges the traditional
theoretical lenses that are offered to tackle them:
constitutionalism and pluralism. Combining comparative law and
comparative legal doctrine, and drawing on the national
contributions, the general report concludes that most of the
classic tools offered by legal doctrine are not appropriate to
address most of today's practical and theoretical global legal
challenges, and as such, the book also offers new intellectual
tools for the global age.
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