Sovereignty's promise [electronic resource] : the state as fiduciary / Evan Fox-Decent. Fox-Decent, Evan. Sovereignty. Authority. KZ4041 341.26 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Arguing that the state and its people stand in a fiduciary relationship, 'Sovereignty's Promise' puts forward an account of political authority and its legal limits. In doing so it presents an argument for common law constitutionalism and a theoretical framework for understanding the requirements of the rule of law. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xviii, 283 p.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199698318.001.0001 eng Oxford constitutional theory Oxford constitutional theory.