Oath and Office
2018; Telos; Volume: 2018; Issue: 185 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3817/1218185067
ISSN1940-459X
Autores Tópico(s)American Constitutional Law and Politics
ResumoThe oath pertains to law, sovereignty, and office. A public servant takes an oath. A witness and a juror at a trial swear an oath. The British monarch swears a coronation oath and the president-elect of the United States an oath of office. While the coronation of the monarch has been regarded as "medieval" and the inauguration of the president as "ceremonial" or "symbolic," it would be a mistake to view them as empty rituals, particularly the oaths taken. And while the oath invokes God, it would be an error to assume that it is merely an atavism, a retroversion,…
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