Sword and Scales: An Examination of the Relationship between Law and Politics

by Martin Loughlin

Overview

This short and accessible book provides a provocative re-assessment of the various tangled relationships between law and politics and in so doing examines legal and political thinking on such critical areas as justice,the state, constitutionalism and rights. It introduces lawyers especially to certain important themes in some of the key texts in political thought and introduces political scientists to the legal dimensions of a number of central themes of political studies. Written by one of the leading theorists in constitutional law, the book should prove to be an indispensable companion for any student or teacher interested in law and politics.

Contents
I. Law and Politics in the Conversation of Mankind
II. Justice
III. The State
IV. Constitutionalism
V. Conclusions

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847316783
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	07/24/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	583 KB

About the Author

Martin Loughlin is Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Table of Contents

I. Law and Politics in the Conversation of Mankind
II. Justice
III. The State
IV. Constitutionalism
V. Conclusions