Constitutionalism and the separation of powers / M.J.C. Vile.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vile, M. J. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Separation of powers.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Constitutionalism & the separation of powers

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arguably no political principle has been more central than the separation of powers to the evolution of constitutional governance in Western democracies. In the definitive work on the subject, M. J. C. Vile traces the history of the doctrine from its rise during the English Civil War, through its development in the eighteenth century--when it was indispensable to the founders of the American republic--through subsequent political thought and constitution-making in Britain, France, and the United States. The author concludes with an examination of criticisms of the doctrine by both behavioralists and centralizers--and with "A Model of a Theory of Constitutionalism." The new Liberty Fund second edition includes the entirety of the original 1967 text published by Oxford, a major epilogue entitled "The Separation of Powers and the Administrative State," and a bibliography.M. J. C. Vile is Professor of Politics at the University of Kent at Canterbury and author also of "The Structure of American Federalism."

Contents:

""M.J.C. Vile, Constitutionalism and the Seperation of Powers ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. ix ""; ""Preface to the Second Edition, p. xi ""; ""Constitutionalism and the Seperation of Powers ""; ""1. The Doctrine of the Separation of Powers and Institutional Theory, p. 1 ""; ""2. The Foundation of the Doctrine, p. 23 ""; ""3. The Theory of the Balanced Constitution, p. 58 ""; ""4. Montesqueieu, p. 83 ""; ""5. The Matchless Constitution and Its Enemies, p. 107 ""; ""6. The Doctrine in America, p. 131 ""

""7. The Doctrine in France, p. 193 "" ""8. The Rise and Fall of Parliamentary Government, p. 233 ""; ""9. From the Third Republic to the Fifth, p. 263 ""; ""10. Progressivism and Political Science in America, p. 289 ""; ""11. Political Theory, Constitutionalism, and the Behavioural Approach, p. 323 ""; ""12. A Model of a Theory of Constitutionalism, p. 346 ""; ""13. Epilogue: The Separation of Powers and the Administrative State, p. 385 ""; ""Bibliography, p. 421 ""; ""Index, p. 443 ""

Notes:

Originally published in 1967 by Oxford University Press.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-442) and index.

ISBN:

1-61487-873-0

OCLC:

842266377