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Democracy, Justice And Legitimacy Of International Courts, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
Democracy, Justice And Legitimacy Of International Courts, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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The Roman Republic And The French And American Revolutions, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
The Roman Republic And The French And American Revolutions, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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What Is The Rule Of Law And Why Is It So Important?, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
What Is The Rule Of Law And Why Is It So Important?, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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This chapter considers the rule of law from within the rule of law tradition, to clarify what the rule of law is, why it is so valuable, and how we can secure it.
The Constitutional Thought Of Alexander Hamilton, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
The Constitutional Thought Of Alexander Hamilton, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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Alexander Hamilton was one of the strongest minds behind the development of modern constitutionalism, both in theory and in practice. Hamilton shared the constitutional principles of his republican contemporaries in his commitment to bicameral legislatures, elected executives, the separation of powers, checks and balances in government, and representative (rather than direct) democracy. He differed somewhat in his much stronger commitment to federalism, to executive power, and to judges, as the bulwark of constitutional liberty. Hamilton became as "Publius" (with James Madison) in "The Federalist" the foremost advocate and interpreter of constitutional government as it would ultimately be implemented in the …
Republican Philosophy Of Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
Republican Philosophy Of Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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The Republican Foundations Of International Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
The Republican Foundations Of International Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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The Roman Republic And The French And American Revolutions, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
The Roman Republic And The French And American Revolutions, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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The Right To Secede, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
The Right To Secede, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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This paper will consider the right to secede, by which I mean the right of a group of the citizens or subjects of an existing state to remove themselves from its political jurisdiction, taking with them some portion of their former state's territory, to form a new political entity. Secession diminishes existing states by narrowing their territorial jurisdiction. The right to secede assumes the previous existence of states and depends for its own justification on the antecedent justifications for statehood. When the reasons for secession outweigh the reasons that justify statehood, or serve those ends better than would the continued …
Republican Legal Systems, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
Republican Legal Systems, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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This paper discusses the basic attributes of republican legal systems. I will suggest that republican principles provide the only sound basis for a just legal order, and conclude that all laws in all jurisdictions deserve public deference only to the extent that they reflect republican structures of government and legislation.