Foundations of public law [electronic resource] / Martin Loughlin. Loughlin, Martin. Public law. Public law History. Public law Philosophy. K3150 342 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text develops Martin Loughlin's distinctive and provocative theory of public law. Tracing the historical evolution of the concept of public law, the book rethinks the foundational concepts of state, constitution, and government, arguing that public power is created, not controlled, by law. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xii, 515 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199256853.001.0001 eng