Controlling the State: Constitutionalism from Ancient Athens to TodayHarvard University Press, 1999 - 412 páginas This book examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power. It explores the main venues of constitutional practice in ancient Athens, Republican Rome, Renaissance Venice, the Dutch Republic, seventeenth-century England, and eighteenth-century America. |
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... matters of fact and matters of law , and the presiding officer did not instruct the jury as to its responsibilities . There were rules limiting the length of speeches , and each case was apparently disposed of in a single day , or less ...
... matters of state policy that are strongly invested with ethical considerations . Separation was much more difficult four centuries ago . Ga- lileo was brought to trial by the Holy Office on a matter that few today would regard as having ...
... matters that the king had placed before it . He decided to dispense with its services as much as possible . From 1611 to 1621 ( except for the two - month session of the so - called Addled Parliament of 1614 ) , Par- liament did not ...
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Preface vii | 1 |
Athenian Democracy | 60 |
The Roman Republic | 86 |
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