Emilios Christodoulidis is Professor of Legal Theory at the Law School, University of Glasgow. Stephen Tierney is a Reader in Law, and Associate Dean, College of Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh.

• Contents: Public law and politics: rethinking the debate, Emilios Christodoulidis and Stephen Tierney; Part 1 On 'The Idea of Public Law': Sovereignty and the idea of public law, Stephen Tierney; Authority, exploitation and the idea of public law, Scott Veitch; Public law as political jurisprudence: Loughlin's 'idea of public law', Emilios Christodoulidis; Reflections on The Idea of Public Law, Martin Loughlin. Part 2 Public Law and Imperialism: On law, democracy and imperialism, James Tully; Democracy, political reflexivity and bounded dialogues: reconsidering the monism-pluralism debate, Hans Lindahl; The reframing of law's imperial frame: a comment on Tully, Neil Walker; Imperialism and constitutionalism, Gavin W. Anderson. Part 3 Public Law and Proceduralism: Constitutionalism as proceduralism: a glance at the terrain, Frank Michelman; The crisis of im/purity, Johan van der Walt; Between engagement and disengagement: 2 concepts of civility, Ioannis A. Tassopoulos; Enabling proceduralism, Victor Tadros; Index.