Sovereignty's promise the state as fiduciary / [electronic resource] :
Evan Fox-Decent.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 283 p.).
- Oxford constitutional theory .
- Oxford constitutional theory. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Arguing that the state and its people stand in a fiduciary relationship, 'Sovereignty's Promise' puts forward an account of political authority and its legal limits. In doing so it presents an argument for common law constitutionalism and a theoretical framework for understanding the requirements of the rule of law.
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