Interest in republicanism as a political theory has burgeoned in recent years, but its implications for the understanding of law have remained largely unexplored. This book offers a critical survey of the potential for creating republican accounts of fundamental issues in law and legal theory. Bringing together contributors with backgrounds in political and legal philosophy, the chapters in the book assess republicanism's historical traditions, conceptual coherence, and normative proposals. The collection offers insight into new debates taking place in republican political and legal theory. It ... More

Interest in republicanism as a political theory has burgeoned in recent years, but its implications for the understanding of law have remained largely unexplored. This book offers a critical survey of the potential for creating republican accounts of fundamental issues in law and legal theory. Bringing together contributors with backgrounds in political and legal philosophy, the chapters in the book assess republicanism's historical traditions, conceptual coherence, and normative proposals. The collection offers insight into new debates taking place in republican political and legal theory. It also analyses potential republican approaches to concrete issues arising in areas of law such as criminal, constitutional, and international law. Finally, the book includes comparisons between republican legal traditions and how they react to contemporary challenges.