The book comprises contemporary legal theory pertaining to Democratic States based on the Rule of Law from the perspective of general principles of law. It explains in detail, theoretically and based on the specific case law, the phenomenon of general principles of law – as a source of law and directly applicable legal norms. It is a work of legal theory, legal philosophy,...

The interdisciplinary embedding and novel conceptual approach offered in the book to address the relationship between legal orders offers a significant and original contribution to the literature. The first part of the book provides a critical account of dominant approaches to explain this relationship where theories of Kelsenian monism, dualism, legal pluralism and...

Quelles sont les influences de la pensée philosophique grecque sur la science des fondements jurisprudentiels islamiques ? Ce qui semble se dégager, c’est une transformation, voire une refonte complète dans la perspective de l’ijtihâd (l’effort jurisprudentiel). Phénomène équivoque car ces remaniements utilisent des concepts rétrogrades, contraires à...

Modern society is riven by social divisions: between conservatives and progressives; liberals and socialists; the mainstream and the rise of far-right political groups etc. Instead of truth, there are ‘post-truth’ and ‘alternative facts’. In the wake of problems caused by untruthful politicians and world leaders, by Brexit and Covid, the need to repair or rebuild...

Contemporary research on the genealogy of human rights and the foundations of international law has brought renewed interest to the study of natural law in the early-modern period. German-born Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694) is one of the eminent thinkers of this tradition, shaping the period's natural jurisprudence.

This unique collection of essays edited by historian...

Rassemblant des contributions denses, diversifiées et ne se limitant pas à l’historiographie française, cet ouvrage se conçoit comme une ouverture sur quelques grands conflits doctrinaux qui ont jalonné le « long xixe siècle ». À la faveur d’une démarche volontairement pluridisciplinaire, il espère susciter l’intérêt pour une redécouverte des oppositions...