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the essays’, I think that it’s fair to say that the book starts from the more conservative ideas of Schmitt, and after clarifying Oakeshott’s writings on the matter, moves to the less conservative or liberal-conservative ideas of Hayek. Chapters 2–5 deal with the character of state and sovereignty, and chapters 6–8 study and analyse the theorists’ responses to crisis, reason of state and the ‘exception’. Chapters 9 and 10 discuss their understanding of the rule of law and try to clarify some common misunderstandings of their writings. In the last chapters, 11–13, the essays focus on more practical or institutional dimensions of their thought, with special reference to Hayek’s ideas. The book is well structured and quite helpful in explaining the rule of law in the writings of the three philosophers. I highly recommend it for those who are interested in this topic and who also have some background knowledge about the three theorists discussed in the book.