Burlamaqui outlined a constitutional system based on principles similar to those of the American founding fathers. "Burlamaqui formulated the principles of popular sovereignty, of delegated power, of a constitution as a fundamental law, of a personal and functional separation of powers into three independent departments...and finally, he provided for an institutional guardian of the fundamental law" (Harvey.) Burlamaqui's other great achievement was to put Pufendorf's theories into systematic form. Blackstone was among the many jurists influenced by this work. Marvin stated a general opinion when he observed that "his works are deservedly held in high esteem." -- Legal Bibliography, 162. Harvey, Jean Jacques Burlamaqui: A Liberal Tradition in American Constitutionalism, 178-179. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law, 7809.

Hermann Heller was one of the leading public lawyers and legal and political theorists of the Weimar era, whose main interlocutors were two of the giants of twentieth century legal and political thought, Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt. In this 1927 work, Hermann Heller addresses the paradox of sovereignty. That is, how the sovereign can be both the highest authority and subject to law. Unlike Kelsen and Schmitt, who seek to dissolve the paradox, Heller sees that the tensions the paradox highlights are an essential part of a society ruled by law. Sovereignty, in the sense of national and popular sovereignty, is often perceived today as being under threat, as power devolves from nation states to international bodies, and important decisions seem increasingly made by elite-dominated institutions. Hermann Heller wrote Sovereignty in 1927 amidst the very similar tensions of the Weimar Republic. In an exploration of history, constitutional and political theory, and international law, Heller speaks clearly to our contemporary concerns, and shows that democrats must defend a legal idea of sovereignty suitable for a pluralistic world.

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"""A just knowledge of the maxims, we ought to follow in the course of life, is the principal object of wisdom; and virtue consists in putting them constantly in practice, without being ever diverted from so noble a pursuit." -Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, The Principles of Natural Law (1748) The Principles of Natural Law and Politic Law (1807) by Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui was originally published in two volumes, Principes du droit naturel (1747) and Principes du droit politique (1751) and was translated from French to English by Thomas Nugent (1748, 1752). This fifth edition transcends time with its readable format and definitions of all aspects of the human experience. Burlamaqui explains how God, law, and man are related and outlines many of the ideals upon which the United States was founded, in particular, the unique perspective that people have a right to pursue happiness. Readers interested in philosophy and law will enjoy learning more from this great writer. ""

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