Comparative Constitutional Law (Research Handbooks in Comparative Law series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848445393 ISBN 13: 9781848445390

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

This landmark volume of specially commissioned, original contributions by top international scholars organizes the issues and controversies of the rich and rapidly maturing field of comparative constitutional law.

Divided into sections on constitutional design and redesign, identity, structure, individual rights and state duties, courts and constitutional interpretation, this comprehensive volume covers over 100 countries as well as a range of approaches to the boundaries of constitutional law. While some chapters reference the text of legal instruments expressly labeled constitutional, others focus on the idea of entrenchment or take a more functional approach.

Challenging the current boundaries of the field, the contributors offer diverse perspectives - cultural, historical and institutional - as well as suggestions for future research. A unique and enlightening volume, Comparative Constitutional Law is an essential resource for students and scholars of the subject.

Contributors include: Z. Al-Ali, T. Allen, N. Bamforth, J. Blount, P. Carozza, C. Charters, J. Cheibub, S. Choudhry, V. Comella, D. Davis, R. Dixon, D. Fontana, N. Friedman, S. Gardbaum, T. Ginsburg. J. Greene, O. Gross, J. Hiebert, R. Hirschl, N. Hume, H. Irving, V. Jackson, G. Jacobsohn, D. Kommers, R. Krotoszynski, N. Lenagh-Maquire, F. Limongi, F. Michelman, K. O Regan, R. Pildes, K. Roach, K. Rubenstein, C. Saunders, D. Scheiderman, A. Stone, R. Teitel, M. Tushnet

About this title

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Edited by Tom Ginsburg, Professor of Law and Rosalind Dixon, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago, US

Review:

A comprehensive index closes this overall impressive volume... all future studies in this field will be well advised to take advantage of the highly inspiring and thought-provoking articles collected in this volume. --Manfred Stelzer, ZOER (Journal of Public Law)

This book is a research handbook on comparative constitutional law and contains a valuable compilation of articles on different aspects of this interesting topic. . . this is a valuable book that will assist those interested in putting the constitutional aspects of EU law in a wider comparative perspective. The extensive literature references included at the end of each article make the book a valuable starting point for those interested in a specific part of comparative constitutional law. At the same time many articles also provide relatively in-depth discussions of specific constitutional orders in itself. --Nik de Boer, Common Market Law Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848445393
• ISBN 13: 9781848445390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 680
• Editor: Ginsburg Tom, Dixon Rosalind