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City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity (Oxford Comparative Constitutionalism) - Softcover

Hirschl, Ran

 
9780197810200: City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity (Oxford Comparative Constitutionalism)

Synopsis

This book traces the origins of constitutional silence about the metropolis; explores how urban agglomeration affects the theory and practice of constitutional democracy; examines the constitutional status and jurisprudence of megacity autonomy/dependence; advances new arguments for granting the metropolis adequate constitutional standing; and probes the political economy of state-city constitutional relations across time and place.

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About the Author

Ran Hirschl is University Professor, and the David R. Cameron Distinguished Professor in Law and Politics at the University of Toronto. In 2014, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) - the highest academic accolade in that country. The official citation describes him as "one of the world's leading scholars of comparative constitutional law, courts and jurisprudence."

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