Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-361) and index
Introduction -- The search for sovereignty : law, language, and the beginnings of modern constitutionalism -- Consent how? : challenges to Lockean constitutionalism -- Constitutional language and the possibility of binding commitments -- Consent to what? : exclusivity and completeness in constitutional and legal language -- The question of substance : morality, law, and constitutional legitimacy -- The defense of constitutional language.
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