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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| The Rule of Law canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of legal theory ⓘ work of political theory ⓘ |
| author | Franz Neumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
law
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legal philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| genre |
legal theory
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical theory
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democratic theory ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conditions for democratic legality
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danger of arbitrary state power ⓘ protection of individual rights through law ⓘ |
| influenced |
democratic theory in legal scholarship
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later scholarship on the rule of law ⓘ studies of authoritarian legality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Weimar constitutional crisis
NERFINISHED
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rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
arbitrary power
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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
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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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