On executive power in great states : newly revised translation of the 1792 English edition / Jacques Necker ; edited & with an introduction by Aurelian Craiutu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804, author.

Contributor:

Crăiuțu, Aurelian, editor.

Standardized Title:

Du pouvoir exécutif dans les grands états. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Executive power--France.

Executive power.

France.

France--Politics and government--1789-1799.

Politics and government.

Constitutional law--France.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 376 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Carmel, Indiana : Liberty Fund, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"Necker's On Executive Power in Great States, written as the events of the French Revolution were still unfolding, sheds fresh light on timely topics of executive power, constitutionalism and the rule of law, federalism, balance of power, and the dependence of liberty on morality and religion"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: VOLUME I

Introduction

I. General Reflections On Executive Power

II. The Formation Of Executive Power, With Reflections On The Conduct Observed Towards It By The National Assembly Of France

III. In What Manner The Question Of Executive Power Ought To Have Been Treated By The National Assembly

IV. The Formation Of The Legislative Power

V. The Participation Of The Monarch In The Legislative Power

VI. The Limitation Of The Powers Of The Legislative Body

-Revision Of The Constitutional Articles

VII. The Convocation And Duration Of The Legislative Body

VIII. The Judiciary Power

IX. The High National Court

X. The Right Of Pardon

XI. The Formation Of Ministry

XII. The Distribution Of Favours, And Nomination To Employments

XIII. Forms Observed Towards The Monarch

XIV. Right Of Peace And War

XV. The Interior Administration

XVI. Military Force

XVII. Of Executive Power As Connected With Liberty

XVIII. Whether Absolute Equality Is A Necessary Condition Of Liberty

XIX. The French Constitution Has Introduced The Greatest Inequalities

XX. Concluding Reflection On The Parallel Of The Two Constitutions Of France And England

VOLUME II

I. The Constitution Of The United States, As Connected With The Subject Of This Work

-America Does Not Require So Considerable An Executive Power As France

II. The Nature Of The Government Of The United States

III. How The Executive Power In America Has Greater Force Than The Executive Power In France

IV. Of Executive Power In The Individual States Of America

V. Of Executive Power In The Small Republics Of Europe

VI. In What Manner The Weakening Of The Executive Power Has Favoured Republican Systems

VII. Reflections On Republican Systems As Connected With France

VIII. Continuation Of The Same Subject

IX. Concluding Reflection On The Same Subject

X. Of Federative Government

XI. The Moral Effect Of The French Constitution

XII. Continuation Of The Same Subject

XIII. Why Has The National Assembly Been Unable To Form A Good Constitution?

XIV. Of The Public Assent To The French Constitution, And The Inferences Which May Be Drawn From It

XV. Inferences Which May Be Drawn In Favour Of The French Constitution, From The Speech Of The King, Delivered On The Fourth Of February 1790

XVI. The Conduct Which The National Assembly Ought To Have Observed In Receiving The Constitution

XVII. Concluding Reflection

APPENDIXES

Note by Way of Appendix

First Note On Page 312 of Vol. II

Second Note On Page 312 of Vol. II.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Necker, Jacques, On executive power in great states

ISBN:

9780865979130

0865979138

9780865979147

0865979146

OCLC:

1143805848