Franz Neumann, the rule of law and the unfulfilled promise of classical liberal thought

Harloe, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0207-5212 (2004) Franz Neumann, the rule of law and the unfulfilled promise of classical liberal thought. PhD thesis, University of Cambridge.

Abstract/Summary

This thesis draws on the work of Franz Neumann, a critical theorist associated with the early Frankfurt School, to evaluate liberal arguments about political legitimacy and to develop an original account of the justification for the liberal state.