The Spirit of LawsOne of the most significant studies of political and legal theory ever written. One of the landmark works of the eighteenth century, De L'Esprit des Lois had an immeasurable influence on jurisprudence and political thought, especially in America. It contained provocative and wide-ranging ideas on the sociology of law, the separation of political powers and the need for checks on a powerful executive office. First published in Geneva in 1748, it remains one of the most significant studies of political and legal theory ever written. Translated from the French. With Corrections and Additions Communicated by the Author. Reprint of the first Dublin edition which followed the first English edition by one year. Originally published: Dublin: Printed for G. and A. Ewing and G. Faulkner, 1751. 2 Vols. [xxii], 392; xiv, 422, [46] pp. |
Contents
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Of certain Accusations that require par | 230 |
Os Thoughts ibid | 237 |
How dangerous it is in Republics | 243 |
Of Anonymous Letters | 249 |
Taxes and the Greatness of the public Revenues | 255 |
In what Manner the Deceit is kept | 261 |
Abuse of Liberty | 267 |
General Idea | 273 |
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Of the Expedition peculiar to the executive | 68 |
The same subject continued 236 | 70 |
The same Subjecl continued | 77 |
New Consequences of the Principles | 83 |
Of the Simplicity of criminal Laws | 91 |
That in Monarchies Ministers ought not | 98 |
ments | 100 |
Of the Punishment of Fathers for | 115 |
Of sumptuary Laws in Monarchies m | 121 |
Of the domestic Tribunal among the | 128 |
An excellent Custom of the Samnites 13 4 | 134 |
of Democracy 57 | 136 |
Of the Corruption of the Principle | 140 |
The fame Subject continued | 147 |
How the smallest Change in the Consti | 149 |
Of the Empire of China ibid | 156 |
A Reflection | 163 |
Of Laws in the Relation they bear | 165 |
she fame Subject continued | 172 |
Charles XII | 178 |
The fame Subjetl continued ibid | 184 |
Of the Monarchies we are acquainted | 198 |
Of the Government of the Kings | 203 |
Inwhat manner Rome lost its Liberty all | 209 |
Of the Government of the Roman Pro | 221 |
Cause of the immutability of Religion | 279 |
Of the Laws against Suicides | 286 |
Another Origin oftheRighl of Slavery | 293 |
Imtility os Slavery among us | 297 |
Regulations between Masters and Slaves | 307 |
The Reason of a Law of Malabar | 313 |
Of natural Modesty | 320 |
On the Separation of Women from Men | 325 |
How the Laws of political Servi | 326 |
A new physical Cause of the flavery | 333 |
The Effect of an Oath among a virtu | 339 |
Of the civil Laws of those Nations | 342 |
Of a Civil Law of the German | 348 |
Of the Ornaments of Royalty | 354 |
Of Laws in Relation to the Principles | 361 |
Chap VIIr Of the Principle of Monarchy ibid | 366 |
A Reflection | 367 |
A Consequence drawn from the preced | 374 |
How this Union of Religion Lawst | 375 |
The fame subject continued ibid | v |
The same Subjetl continued 235 | xiv |
Ofthe Condition or State of Women | 12 |
On the Connection between domestic and | 29 |
Of the Authority of the Clergy in | 175 |
The Principle on which the Morals of | 238 |
Of domestic Slavery independent of Poly | 319 |
An Explication of a Paradox relating | 376 |
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