The Rule of Law

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The Rule of Law is a seminal work of legal and political theory by Franz Neumann that examines the relationship between law, democracy, and authoritarianism in modern states.

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instanceOf book
work of legal theory
work of political theory
author Franz Neumann NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
field law
legal philosophy
political philosophy
political science
genre legal theory
political theory
hasPerspective critical theory
democratic theory
hasTheme conditions for democratic legality
danger of arbitrary state power
protection of individual rights through law
influenced democratic theory in legal scholarship
later scholarship on the rule of law
studies of authoritarian legality
influencedBy Weimar constitutional crisis NERFINISHED
rise of fascism in Europe
language English
mainSubject arbitrary power
authoritarian legalism
authoritarianism
constitutionalism
crisis of liberal democracy
democracy
democratic institutions
individual rights
legal order
legality and legitimacy
liberal democracy
limits on state power
modern state
political power
relationship between law and politics
relationship between law and the state
rise of authoritarian regimes
rule of law
separation of powers
state authority
notableFor analysis of the relationship between law and authoritarianism
analysis of the relationship between law and democracy
critique of authoritarian uses of law
theory of the rule of law in modern states

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Franz Neumann notableWork The Rule of Law