The French institutionalists : Maurice Hauriou, Georges Renard, Joseph T. Delos

In tracing the evolution of the institutional conception of positive law, this volume makes an important contribution to the study of positive law. It also provides the first extensive translation of important writings on the theory of the institution, which has had continuing influence in France but has been known only by repute in English-speaking countries. Supplementing the selections from the most significant works of Hauriou, Renard, and Delos are critiques that provide a contemporary focus to institutionalist thought. They include pieces by the noted jurists Jean Br?the de la Gressaye, Andr? Hauriou (the son), Fran?ois and Bernard Geny, and Marcel Waline, as well as a retrospective essay prepared by Delos especially for this volume. The writings themselves range over a number of areas--sociology, psychology, law, and philosophy--and they cover such subjects as juridical method, public law, individual rights and the state, Hauriou's famous "Notes" on decisions of the Conseil d'Etat, natural law, and the social order. The Sociological Theory Of The Institution And French Juristic Thought / Jean Brèthe De La Gressaye -- Maurice Haurious : A Memoir / André Hariou -- Georges Renard : A Memoir / Bernard Geny -- The Evolution Of The Institutional Conception Of Positive Law : A Backward Glance / Joseph T. Delos -- The Two Realisms / Maurice Hauriou -- The Notion Of An Objective Juridical Order Establishing Itself In Political Matters / Maurice Hauriou -- The Separation Of The Individual And The State / Maurice Hauriou -- The Special Guarantees Of Individual Rights / Maurice Hauriou -- Notes On Decisions Of The Conseil D'État : The Tichit Case / Maurice Hauriou -- Notes On Decisions Of The Conseil D'État : The Esquieu Case / Maurice Hauriou -- The Theory Of The Institution And The Foundation / Maurice Hauriou -- Classical Method And Juridical Positivism / Maurice Hauriou -- The Social Order / Maurice Hauriou -- Maurice Hauriou / Marcel Waline -- The Degrees Of Institutional Existence / Georges Renard -- The Interior Life Of The Institution / Georges Renard -- A Critical Mediation On Georges Renard's La Théorie De L'institution / François Geny -- The Theory Of The Institution / Joseph T. Delos -- The Object Of Sociology / Joseph T. Delos -- The Philosophy Of The Institution : Bringing Our Subject Into Focus / Georges Renard -- The Philosophy Of The Institution : Analogy / Georges Renard -- The Philosophy Of The Institution : Institutional Sociology / Georges Renard -- The Philosophy Of The Institution : The Institutional Conception Of Law / Georges Renard. Translated By Mary Welling. Introd. By Miriam Theresa Rooney. Bibliography: P. [340]-350.