Montesquieu “On the Spirit of Laws”
Montesquieu “On the Spirit of Laws”
Author(s): Gabriela VasilescuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti
Keywords: law; freedom; justice; forms of government
Summary/Abstract: Charles-Louis Montesquieu’s outlook on justice is based on the idea of separation of powers, a fundamentalidea that founded modern constitutionalism. The work that we focus on in this article, De l'esprit des lois, highlightsthe importance of knowing the essence of laws and how their action manifests in different forms of government, asthe law constitutes a social, historical and cultural phenomenon. The law corrects and the punishment represents theprice paid for maintaining freedom.
Journal: Jurnalul de Drept si Stiinte Administrative
- Issue Year: 1/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 19-26
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English