Sovereignty
A Contribution to the Theory of Public and International Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19985368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hermann Heller (corresponding author) |
| Editors | David Dyzenhaus (0000-0002-6976-0716, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Sovereignty (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198810544.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4230010197 |
| Open Library | OL34650797M |
| ISBN | 9780198810544 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This 1927 work 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, this text sees the tensions that the paradox highlights as an essential part of a society ruled by law. Sovereignty, in the sense of national sovereignty, is often perceived in liberal democracies today as being under threat, or at least “in transition,” as power devolves from nation states to international bodies. This threat to national sovereignty is at the same time considered a threat to a different idea of sovereignty, popular sovereignty—the sovereignty of “the people”—as important decisions seem increasingly to be made by institutions outside of a country’s political system or by elite-dominated institutions within. This text was written in 1927 amidst the very similar tensions of the Weimar Republic. In an exploration of history, constitutional and political theory, and international law, it shows that democrats must defend a legal idea of sovereignty suitable for a pluralistic world
Elite · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popular sovereignty · Power (physics) · Sociology · Sovereignty · Subject (documents) · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Political Theory and Influence
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |