Description
Makes available in English Carl Schmitt's early legal-theoretical writings, the intellectual background of Schmitt's political and constitutional theory.
About the Author
Lars Vinx is a University Lecturer in Jurisprudence at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law: Legality and Legitimacy (2007), and also prepared an English language translation of the debate between Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt on constitutional guardianship (The Guardian of the Constitution. Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt on the Limits of Constitutional Law, 2015). Samuel Garrett Zeitlin is Hong Kong Link Early Career Research Fellow and a College Lecturer in Politics at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. His publications include editions and translations of Carl Schmitt's Land and Sea (2015) and The Tyranny of Values and Other Texts (2018), as well as articles in History of Political Thought, The Review of Politics, Politisches Denken Jahrbuch and Modern Intellectual History.
Reviews
'... a unique perspective on contemporary political and legal thought.' Eduardo Schmidt Passos, Contemporary Political Theory
Book Information
ISBN 9781108714716
Author Lars Vinx
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 371g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm