History of Western Constitutional Thought

Author: Li Long
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is part of the "Textbooks for the 21st Century Curriculum." Based on years of academic research, the author divides the history of Western constitutional thought into ancient, modern, and contemporary periods, following the themes of "Checks and Balances Theory, Democracy Theory, Human Rights Theory, and Constitutionalism Theory." Starting from ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Enlightenment, it covers the transformation of modern constitutional thought, as well as the constitutional ideas of representative figures from the New Natural Law School, New Liberalism, Economic Analysis of Law School, and New Constitutionalism. Constitutionalism and constitutional thought are imports in China, and the constitutional ideas of Western countries play a positive role in the development of socialist rule of law today. The book is written vividly with rich and detailed materials, making it an excellent textbook for "Western Constitutional Law."