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Jurisprudence

by John W. Salmond

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Summary

Definition of the State.
Functions of the StateEssentialAdministration of Justice.
War.
Secondary.
Relations between the two essential functions.
The judicial and extrajudicial use of force.
Minor differences.
The territory of the State.
The members of the StateCitizens or subjects.
Resident aliens.
Citizenship in its historical aspect.
Citizenship and nationality.
AllegiancePersonal and permanent.
Local and temporary.
The constitution of the State.
Constitutional law.
Its nature.
Its relation to constitutional fact.
The government of the State.
Civil power.
Legislative, judicial, and executive power.
Sovereign and subordinate power.
The classification of States:
StatesExternally or InternationallyIndependentFully Sovereign.
Semi-Sovereign.
Dependent.
Internally or ConstitutionallyUnitary.
CompositeImperial.
Federal.

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