The evolution of law and the state in Europe : seven lessons 9781849466448, 1849466440
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Table of contents :
Lesson 1: From the Roman Empire to the Rebirth of Public Powers in Europe The World becomes Roman New Rome, Constantinople, and a New Europe The New Religion, the Roman Empire and Europe Charlemagne, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Constantinople The Late Roman Empire and the Concept of State Concluding Remarks Lesson 2: Public Administration Jus Politiae Public Administration and Public Law Public Administration and Fiskus The Development of a Public Administration in England Public Administration of States and other 'Public' or 'Private' Administrations The Divide between Public Law and Private Law Lesson 3: The 'Modern' State and its Foundations: The Rule of Law The French Revolution of 1789 and the Rule of Law The Ideas of AV Dicey, the Rule of Law and the Principle of Legality The Rule of Law or Principle of Legality in Modern Times Lesson 4: The Concept of the 'Modern' State The French Concept of State The German Concept of State Lesson 5: From Decentralization to Devolution Decentralization Selbstverwaltung From Federalism to Regionalism Devolution Lesson 6: The 'Modern' State: From the One-class State to the Multi-class State and its Evolution The One-class State of the Nineteenth Century Towards the Multi-class State The Multi-class State The Fascist State The State of the Bolshevik Revolution The Second World War and the Multi-class State Democratic State, State of Law, Social State The Classless State? Lesson 7: The 'Modern' State Integrating in the International Community A Fragmented and Simultaneously Integrated International Environment The Reaction of the State, Crises, Reforms and the Gradual Constellation of Multi-level Public Power, both Nationally and Internationally The Dilution of the States in the International Environment and the Rule of Law Conclusions
