Bentham on Democracy, Courts, and Codification

Philip Schofield editor Xiaobo Zhai editor

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Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:13th Jun '24

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Offers a comprehensive account of Bentham's mature, distinctive thought on democracy, courts, codification, and cosmopolitanism.

Drawing upon manuscripts and The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, this collection represents the latest scholarship on Bentham's late and mature thought on constitutional law, including courts, codification, and cosmopolitanism. The chapters together offer a comprehensive and detailed account of Bentham's distinctive theory of democracy.Drawing upon original manuscripts and The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, this collection represents the latest scholarship on Bentham's late and mature thought on constitutional law. The contributions cover a diverse range of major topics, from official aptitude or competency to the interests of women, and explore Bentham's writings on courts, codification, and cosmopolitanism. Together, its chapters challenge the received notion, based on early jurisprudential writings, that Bentham's constitutional thought is authoritarian, and show that Bentham, as a constitutional theorist, offers a distinctive liberal perspective. Freeing Bentham's theories from their long sentences and unfamiliar terminology, these essays make accessible Bentham's subtle and important ideas on liberal democracy. By shining a light on Bentham's mature thought, this volume offers a refreshingly comprehensive, detailed, and authentic account of Bentham's theory of democracy.

'… a testament to the rigor and vibrancy of Bentham scholarship today. Each contribution, as well as the editors' introduction, helpfully advance complex and careful visions of Bentham's ideas while clarifying his many neologisms and unique concepts. Consequently, the collected volume will facilitate not just new understandings of Bentham's reputation but also revivals and refutations of his democratic liberalism.' Kristen R. Collins, Metascience

ISBN: 9781009013666

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400 pages