Hannah Arendt and the law / edited by Marco Goldoni and Christopher McCorkindale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldoni, Marco, editor.

McCorkindale, Christopher, editor.

Series:

Law and practical reason ; v. 4.

Law and practical reason ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.

Arendt, Hannah.

Constitutional law--Philosophy.

Constitutional law.

International law--Philosophy.

International law.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book fills a major gap in the ever-increasing secondary literature on Hannah Arendt's political thought by providing a dedicated and coherent treatment of the many, various and interesting things which Arendt had to say about law. Often obscured by more pressing or more controversial aspects of her work, Arendt nonetheless had interesting insights into Greek and Roman concepts of law, human rights, constitutional design, legislation, sovereignty, international tribunals, judicial review and much more. This book retrieves these aspects of her legal philosophy for the attention of both Arendt scholars and lawyers alike. The book brings together lawyers as well as Arendt scholars drawn from a range of disciplines (philosophy, political science, international relations), who have engaged in an internal debate the dynamism of which is captured in print. Following the editors' introduction, the book is split into four Parts: Part I explores the concept of law in Arendt's thought; Part II explores legal aspects of Arendt's constitutional thought: first locating Arendt in the wider tradition of republican constitutionalism, before turning attention to the role of courts and the role of parliament in her constitutional design. In Part III Arendt's thought on international law is explored from a variety of perspectives, covering international institutions and international criminal law, as well as the theoretical foundations of international law. Part IV debates the foundations, content and meaning of Arendt's famous and influential claim that the 'right to have rights' is the one true human right."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Law beyond command? : An evaluation of Arendt's understanding of law / Keith Breen

Between freedom and law : Hannah Arendt on the promise of modern revolution and the burden of "the tradition" / Michael A. Wilkinson

Law and the space of appearance in Arendt's thought / Johan van der Walt

A lawless legacy : Hannah Arendt and Giorgio Agamben / Vivian Liska

Arendt's constitutional question / Emilios Christodoulidis and Andrew Schaap

The role of the Supreme Court in Arendt's political constitution / Marco Goldini and Chris McCorkindale

A constitutional niche for civil disobedience? : Reflections on Arendt / William Smith

The search for a new beginning : Hannah Arendt and Karl Jaspers as critics of West German parliamentarianism / Kari Palonen

Facing the abyss : international law before the political / Florian Hoffmann

International law and human plurality in the shadow of totalitarianism : Hannah Arendt and Raphael Lemkin / Seyla Brunkhorst

Power and the rule of law in Arendt's thought / Hauke Bronkhorst

Hannah Arendt and the languages of global governance / Jan Klabbers

"How dangerous can it be to be innocent" : war and the law in the thought of Hannah Arendt / Patricia Owens

Hannah Arendt's judgement of bureaucracy / Leora Bilsky

Arendt in Jerusalem, Demjanjuk in Munich / Lawrence Douglas

Between politics and law : Hannah Arendt and the subject of rights / Charles Barbour

Citizens and persons : legal status and human rights in Hannah Arendt / James Bohman

The right to have rights : from human rights to citizens' rights and back / Samantha Besson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613922038

9781847319326

1847319327

9781472565969

1472565967

9781283609586

1283609584

9781847319319

1847319319

OCLC:

811506971