Inalienability of Sovereignty in Medieval Political Thought / / Peter N. Riesenberg.
Discusses the practical and theoretical influence of the idea of inalienability of sovereignty upon the growth of the national monarchies during the late Middle Ages, focusing on the legal and political aspects as opposed to the theological.
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1955] ©1955 |
| Year of Publication: | 1955 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia Studies in the Social Sciences ;
591 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- I. The Theory of Inalienability: Its Chronological, Geographical, and Theoretical Limits
- II. The Concept of Office and Its Responsibilities
- III. The Ecclesiastical Theory of Inalienability
- IV. The Lay Theory of Inalienability: The Crown
- V. The Decretal Intellecto and the Coronation Oath
- VI. The Theory of Intellecto and Contractual Agreements
- VII. The Continuity of Office and State
- VIII. Revocation and Restraint on the Basis of Inalienability
- IX. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index