Edward Coke’s Prohibitions del Roy (1608) at first sight seems a typically English discourse: a common law judge arguing for the independence of the common law courts from his king and from the conciliar courts and civil law jurists. A closer look from a European position reveals another picture, however. Compared with discussions by his (near) contemporaries Fernando Vázquez de Menchaca, Jean Bodin, and Hugo de Groot, it turns out that Coke’s plea fits neatly in a Europe-wide process resulting from growing tension between iurisdictio and imperium and between the traditional and voluntarist approaches of the state and public power, as well as an increase in public functions, that necessitated a sharp distinction between the judicature and the administration. Both in theory and practice new balances had to be found. This article focusses on the theory.

爱德华·科克 ( Edward Coke) 的《德尔罗伊禁令》( Prohibitions del Roy ) (1608) 乍一看似乎是典型的英国话语：一位普通法法官主张普通法法院独立于他的国王、大公法院和民法法学家。然而，从欧洲的立场仔细观察会发现另一幅景象。与他（近）同时代的费尔南多·巴斯克斯·德·门查卡、让·博丁和雨果·德格鲁特的讨论相比，事实证明，可口可乐的请求完全符合由于司法和帝国之间日益紧张的关系而导致的欧洲范围内的进程在国家和公共权力的传统和自愿主义方法之间，以及公共职能的增加，这需要对司法和行政部门进行严格区分。在理论和实践上都必须找到新的平衡点。本文重点介绍理论。