Constitutional category: 1750 books
The Internet and Constitutional Law
The protection of fundamental rights and constitutional adjudication in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
This book analyses emerging constitutional principles addressing the regulation of the internet at both the national and the supranational level. These principles have arisen from cases involving the protection of fundamental rights. This is the reason why the book explores the topic thorough the...
by Simeon C.R. McIntosh
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
The critical importance of interpretation to the enterprise of constitutional adjudication has been highlighted recently by several cases out of the Commonwealth Caribbean. In Reading Text and Polity, noted law Professor Simeon McIntosh contends that hermeneutics – the art of interpretation –...
The Constitution of Canada
A Contextual Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
The book introduces and describes the principal characteristics of the Canadian constitution, including Canada's institutional structure and the principal drivers of Canadian constitutional development. The constitution is set in its historical context, noting especially the complex interaction of...
51 Imperfect Solutions
States and the Making of American Constitutional Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
When we think of constitutional law, we invariably think of the United States Supreme Court and the federal court system. Yet much of our constitutional law is not made at the federal level. In 51 Imperfect Solutions, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton argues that American Constitutional...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
In recent years the constitutional landscape of Southeast Asia has changed tremendously. Against a worldwide background of liberalization, globalization, and democratization, states in the region have begun to alter their constitutions, reinforcing human rights provisions, and putting in place institutional...
Constitutional Ethos
Liberal Equality for the Common Good
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Judges, courts, and scholars in the United States agree that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, but there is much disagreement about its meaning. So what seems to be incontestable truth is riddled with disagreements about every day questions of decision making on matter such as whether...
The Constitution Goes to College
Five Constitutional Ideas That Have Shaped the American University
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
American college campuses, where ideas are freely exchanged, contested, and above all uncensored, are historical hotbeds of political and social turmoil. In the past decade alone, the media has carefully tracked the controversy surrounding the speech of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia,...
Balancing Constitutional Rights
The Origins and Meanings of Postwar Legal Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
The language of balancing is pervasive in constitutional rights jurisprudence around the world. In this book, Jacco Bomhoff offers a comparative and historical account of the origins and meanings of this talismanic form of language, and of the legal discourse to which it is central. Contemporary discussion...
by Robert B. Keiter
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
In The Wyoming State Constitution, Robert B. Keiter provides a comprehensive guide to Wyoming's colorful constitutional history. Featuring an outstanding analysis of the state's governing charter,the book includes an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important...
Constitutional Questions and Citizens' Rights
An Omnibus comprising Constitutional Questions in India: The President, Parliament and the States and Citizens’ Rights, Judges and State Accountability
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2005
This omnibus brings together two highly acclaimed volumes of essays written by India's leading constitutional expert and political commentator, A.G. Noorani. The volume also includes nine new essays that examine key issue areas that emerged in the debate on institutions and citizens' rights later....
Weak Constitutionalism
Democratic Legitimacy and the Question of Constituent Power
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
It has been frequently argued that democracy is protected and realized under constitutions that protect certain rights and establish the conditions for a functioning representative democracy. However, some democrats still find something profoundly unsettling about contemporary constitutional regimes....
Constitutional Courts in Comparison
The US Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Constitutional litigation in general attracts two distinct types of conflict: disputes of a highly politicized or culturally controversial nature and requests from citizens claiming a violation of a fundamental constitutional right. The side-by-side comparison between the U.S. Supreme Court and the...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
From London to Libya, from Istanbul to Iceland, there is great interest among comparative constitutional scholars and practitioners about when a proposed constitution is likely to succeed. But what does it mean for a constitution to succeed? Are there universal criteria of success, and which apply...
Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
At the heart of constitutional interpretation is the struggle between, on the one hand, fidelity to founding meanings, and, on the other hand, creative interpretation to suit the context and needs of an evolving society. This book considers the recent growth of constitutional cases in Singapore in...