The Political Theology of Private Law

Authors

• Peter Goodrich, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawFollow

Publication Date

1-2013

Journal

International Journal of Constitutional Law

Abstract

The political theology of law has historically been treated as a facet of public law. The character angelicus of the sovereign and the mystic body of the realm bespeak the dual character of the polity rather than of the person. This paper argues that these public facets of legality are but a secondary effect of a private 'oeconomy', of the ghostly powers that invisibly govern the regimen animarum, the rule of the soul.

Volume

11

Issue

1

First Page

146

Last Page

161

Publisher

Oxford University Press

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/mos039

Disciplines

Civil Law | Common Law | Jurisprudence | Law | Law and Society | Legal History

Comments

Symposium: The Boundaries of Public Law

Recommended Citation

Peter Goodrich, The Political Theology of Private Law, 11 Int'l J. Const. L. 146 (2013).
https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/mos039