Social and political foundations of constitutions /
Social and political foundations of constitutions /
edited by Denis J. Galligan, Mila Versteeg.
- First paperback edition 2018
- xx, 672 pages ; 24 cm
- Comparative constitutional law and policy .
- Comparative constitutional law and policy. .
Part I. Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives on the social and political foundations of constitutions / Denis Galligan and Mila Versteeg -- Part II. Theoretical Perspectives -- Why a constitution? / Russell Hardin -- Constitutions as mission statements / Jeff King -- Transnational constitutionalism : a conceptual framework / Benedikt Goderis and Mila Versteeg -- The people, the constitution, and the idea of representation / Denis J. Galligan -- The strategic foundations of constitutions / Ran Hirschl -- Constitutions as contract, constitutions as charters / Tom Ginsburg -- Part III. Case Studies -- Accidental constitutionalism : the political foundations and implications of constitution-making in Israel / Adam Shinar -- The myth of imposed constitution / David S. Law -- Social, political, and philosophical foundations of the Irish constitutional order / Paul Brady -- South Sudan's dualistic constitution / Kevin L. Cope -- New Zealand : abandoning Westminster? / David Erdos -- The juristic republic of Iran / Binesh Hass -- Neo-Bolivarian constitutional design : comparing the 1999 Venezuelan, 2008 Ecuadorian, and 2009 Bolivian constitutions / Phoebe King -- The constitution as agreement to agree : the social and political foundations (and effects) of the 1971 Egyptian constitution / Clark Lombardi. Explaining the constitutionalization of social rights : Portuguese hypotheses and a cross national test / Pedro Magalhães -- Popular constitution-making : the case of Iceland / Anne Meuwese -- Romania's transnational constitution : a tradition of elite learning and self-empowerment / Christina Parau -- The social and political foundations of the Nigerian constitution / Charles H. Parkinson -- The once and future democracy : Argentina at the bar of constitutionalism / Miguel Schor -- Battle between law and society in Micronesia / Brian Z. Tamanaha -- Constitutionalism of shallow foundations : the case of Bulgaria / Daniel Smilov -- The shifting foundations of the European Union constitution / Neil Walker.
This volume explores the social and political forces behind constitution-making from a global perspective.
9781107546080 1107546087 9781107032880
Constitutional law--Social aspects.
Constitutional law--Political aspects.
Constitutional law--Political aspects.
Constitutional law--Social aspects.
Constitutions.
Constitutions
K3165 / .S63 2015
Part I. Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives on the social and political foundations of constitutions / Denis Galligan and Mila Versteeg -- Part II. Theoretical Perspectives -- Why a constitution? / Russell Hardin -- Constitutions as mission statements / Jeff King -- Transnational constitutionalism : a conceptual framework / Benedikt Goderis and Mila Versteeg -- The people, the constitution, and the idea of representation / Denis J. Galligan -- The strategic foundations of constitutions / Ran Hirschl -- Constitutions as contract, constitutions as charters / Tom Ginsburg -- Part III. Case Studies -- Accidental constitutionalism : the political foundations and implications of constitution-making in Israel / Adam Shinar -- The myth of imposed constitution / David S. Law -- Social, political, and philosophical foundations of the Irish constitutional order / Paul Brady -- South Sudan's dualistic constitution / Kevin L. Cope -- New Zealand : abandoning Westminster? / David Erdos -- The juristic republic of Iran / Binesh Hass -- Neo-Bolivarian constitutional design : comparing the 1999 Venezuelan, 2008 Ecuadorian, and 2009 Bolivian constitutions / Phoebe King -- The constitution as agreement to agree : the social and political foundations (and effects) of the 1971 Egyptian constitution / Clark Lombardi. Explaining the constitutionalization of social rights : Portuguese hypotheses and a cross national test / Pedro Magalhães -- Popular constitution-making : the case of Iceland / Anne Meuwese -- Romania's transnational constitution : a tradition of elite learning and self-empowerment / Christina Parau -- The social and political foundations of the Nigerian constitution / Charles H. Parkinson -- The once and future democracy : Argentina at the bar of constitutionalism / Miguel Schor -- Battle between law and society in Micronesia / Brian Z. Tamanaha -- Constitutionalism of shallow foundations : the case of Bulgaria / Daniel Smilov -- The shifting foundations of the European Union constitution / Neil Walker.
This volume explores the social and political forces behind constitution-making from a global perspective.
9781107546080 1107546087 9781107032880
Constitutional law--Social aspects.
Constitutional law--Political aspects.
Constitutional law--Political aspects.
Constitutional law--Social aspects.
Constitutions.
Constitutions
K3165 / .S63 2015
