Spirit of Laws (1751). 2 vols.

One of the most significant studies of political and legal theory ever written. One of the landmark works of the eighteenth century, De L'Esprit des Lois had an immeasurable influence on jurisprudence and political thought, especially in America. It contained provocative and wide-ranging ideas on the sociology of law, the separation of political powers and the need for checks on a powerful executive office. First published in Geneva in 1748, it remains one of the most significant studies of political and legal theory ever written. Translated from the French. With Corrections and Additions Communicated by the Author. Reprint of the first Dublin edition which followed the first English edition by one year. Originally published: Dublin: Printed for G. and A. Ewing and G. Faulkner, 1751. 2 Vols. [xxii], 392; xiv, 422, [46] pp.

Unul dintre cele mai semnificative studii de teorie politica si juridica scrise vreodata. Una dintre lucrarile de referinta ale secolului al XVIII-lea, De L'Esprit des Lois a avut o influenta incomensurabila asupra jurisprudentei si a gandirii politice, in special in America.