Bentham on Democracy, Courts, and Codification

Introduction; Part I. Democracy: 1. Intellectual Aptitude and the General Interest in Bentham's Democratic Thought Philip Schofield; 2. Bentham, Democracy, Free Government, and the Relationship Between Rulers and Ruled Michael Quinn; 3. The Interests of Women in Bentham's Late Constitutional Thought Emmanuelle de Champs; 4. Religion and Judgment in Bentham's Political Thought Tsin Yen Koh; 5. Organising the Utilitarian State: the Official Aptitude of Functionaries Malik Bozzo-Rey; 6. Bentham on the Corruption of Democracy Brian Chien-Kang Chen; 7. The People's 'Greatest Misfortune' and 'All the Chance the People Have': Bentham on the Separation of Powers Xiaobo Zhai; Part II. Law and the Courts: 8. Between Constructivism and Immanentism: Bentham's Unsettled Conception of Constitutional Law Guillaume Tusseau; 9. A Genius for Legislation Bentham's 'Art and Science' of Legislation and Modern Legisprudence Francesco Ferraro; 10. Indirect Legislation in Bentham's Late Constitutional Writings Anne Brunon-Ernst; 11. Bentham, Courts and Democracy David Lieberman; Part III. Codification: 12. Ending at the Beginning: Law and Political Theory in 'Pannomial Fragments' Stephen Engelmann; 13. Bentham's Constitutional Code and his Pannomion Michihiro Kaino; 14. Bentham's Cosmopolitan Constitutionalism Peter Niesen; Bibliography; Index.