Adhémar Esmein – Éléments de Droit Constitutionnel Français et Comparé. Third revised and enlarged edition. Paris: L. Larose, 1903.

Adhémar Esmein – Éléments de Droit Constitutionnel Français et Comparé. Third revised and enlarged edition. Paris: L. Larose, 1903.

A landmark work of French constitutional law by Adhémar Esmein, one of the foremost constitutional scholars of the French Third Republic. The thoroughly revised and expanded 1903 third edition established this treatise as one of the leading references on constitutional and comparative public law in Europe. Comprising more than 900 pages, it includes a detailed alphabetical index for research purposes.

The book explores the foundations of modern constitutional government, the theory of the State, separation of powers, sovereignty, individual liberties, parliamentary institutions, and the French constitutional system, while providing extensive comparative analysis of the constitutional models of Great Britain, the United States, Belgium, Switzerland, and other European nations. It remains one of the classics of constitutional legal scholarship.

An outstanding acquisition for collectors of antiquarian legal books, research libraries, and scholars of constitutional and comparative law.