Global Perspectives on Subsidiarity
Editors: Evans, Michelle, Zimmermann, Augusto (Eds.)
Free Preview- The first book specifically devoted to the principle of subsidiarity in all its facets
- Brings together all the scholarship on the principle of subsidiarity in a single volume
- Explores and develops new applications of subsidiarity
- Has broad international focus, incorporating European Union Law as well as other countries such as Australia, Canada and the U.S.A
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Global Perspectives on Subsidiarity is the first book of its kind exclusively devoted to the principle of subsidiarity. It sheds new light on the principle and explores and develops the many applications of the principle of subsidiarity. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the principle in all its facets, from its philosophical origins in the writings of Aristotle and Aquinas, to its development in Catholic social doctrine, and its emergence as a key principle in European Union Law. This book explores the relationship between subsidiarity and concepts such as sphere sovereignty and social pluralism. It analyses subsidiarity in light of globalisation, federalism, democracy, individual rights and welfare, and discusses subsidiarity and the Australian, Brazilian and German Constitutions.
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“Global Perspectives on Subsidiarity is a timely piece of literature on the topic of subsidiarity which has been gaining attention outside the circles of experts on federalism and EU law. … The volume should be praised for bringing together a wealth of analyses of subsidiarity and providing an overview of subsidiarity’s origins and destinies. … the book informs and inspires legal and political science scholarship on subsidiarity which has existed for centuries, or even millennia.” (Machiko Kanetake, International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 13 (4), October, 2015)
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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The Global Relevance of Subsidiarity: An Overview
Pages 1-7
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Subsidiarity in the Writings of Aristotle and Aquinas
Pages 9-27
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Subsidiarity in the Tradition of Catholic Social Doctrine
Pages 29-47
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The Relationship Between Sphere Sovereignty and Subsidiarity
Pages 49-63
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Subsidiarity and Social Pluralism
Pages 65-83
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Global Perspectives on Subsidiarity
- Editors
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- Michelle Evans
- Augusto Zimmermann
- Series Title
- Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
- Series Volume
- 37
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-017-8810-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-8810-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-8809-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-024-0005-2
- Series ISSN
- 1534-6781
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 223
- Topics