Sovereignty – Constitutional State
Sovereignty – Constitutional State
Author(s): Gábor MáthéSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: balance of power; sovereignty; Rechtsstaat; constitutional state; rule of law
Summary/Abstract: The basic categories of our times, including sovereignty and the constitutional state have undergone major contextual changes during the last two centuries. In this paper, the following aspects of this question will be analysed: the balance of power in Europe (I), the contextual changes of sovereignty (II), some contemporary dilemmas concerning sovereignty (III), the insubstantiality for sovereignty (IV), and, finally, the definitions of Rechtsstaat, of constitutional state and of the rule of law (V).
Journal: Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Legal Studies
- Issue Year: 3/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-40
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English