The Sociology of Law and the Global Transformation of Democracy
Title | The Sociology of Law and the Global Transformation of Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Thornhill |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 599 |
Release | 2018-06-21 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1107199905 |
Provides a new legal-sociological theory of democracy, reflecting the impact of global law on national political institutions. This title is also available as Open Access.
The New Global Law
Title | The New Global Law PDF eBook |
Author | Rafael Domingo |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2010-02-26 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1139485946 |
The dislocations of the worldwide economic crisis, the necessity of a system of global justice to address crimes against humanity, and the notorious 'democratic deficit' of international institutions highlight the need for an innovative and truly global legal system, one that permits humanity to re-order itself according to acknowledged global needs and evolving consciousness. A new global law will constitute, by itself, a genuine legal order and will not be limited to a handful of moral principles that attempt to guide the conduct of the world's peoples. If the law of nations served the hegemonic interests of Ancient Rome, and international law served those of the European nation-state, then a new global law will contribute to the common good of all humanity and, ideally, to the development of durable world peace. This volume offers a historical-juridical foundation for the development of this new global law.
A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions
Title | A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Thornhill |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 539 |
Release | 2016-09-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107038529 |
This book develops a unique sociological approach to the analysis of transnational legal norms. This title is also available as Open Access.
Sociology of Law
Title | Sociology of Law PDF eBook |
Author | Alfons Bora |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 347 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3658457813 |
Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law
Title | Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Thornhill |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2021-01-28 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1108496083 |
Explains the current weakness of democratic polities by addressing paradoxes in constitutional democracy and its theoretical foundations.
The sociology of sovereignty
Title | The sociology of sovereignty PDF eBook |
Author | Terje Rasmussen |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 2023-12-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1526170809 |
The book examines the intellectual history of the concept of sovereignty from a sociological perspective. Informed by the sociologists Max Weber and Niklas Luhmann, it addresses the concept as the centre of constitutional controversy and as a resource to deal with paradoxes of power in constitutional democracies. It discusses the dilemmas of sovereignty that appear in the wake of the emphasis on political representation, human rights and European integration. The book marks a significant contribution to the scholarly debate on the foundation of constitutional democracy.
Liberty and Security
Title | Liberty and Security PDF eBook |
Author | Conor Gearty |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2013-04-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0745669980 |
All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our 'neo-democratic' world, the proclamation of universal liberty and security is mocked by facts on the ground: the vast inequalities in supposedly free societies, the authoritarian regimes with regular elections, and the terrible socio-economic deprivation camouflaged by cynically proclaimed commitments to human rights. Gearty's book offers an explanation of how this has come about, providing also a criticism of the present age which tolerates it. He then goes on to set out a manifesto for a better future, a place where liberty and security can be rich platforms for everyone's life. The book identifies neo-democracies as those places which play at democracy so as to disguise the injustice at their core. But it is not just the new 'democracies' that have turned 'neo', the so-called established democracies are also hurtling in the same direction, as is the United Nations. A new vision of universal freedom is urgently required. Drawing on scholarship in law, human rights and political science this book argues for just such a vision, one in which the great achievements of our democratic past are not jettisoned as easily as were the socialist ideals of the original democracy-makers.