Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions

Herausgeber: Galligan, Denis J.; Versteeg, Mila

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores the social and political forces behind constitution making from a global perspective.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 694
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 988g
• ISBN-13: 9781107546080
• ISBN-10: 1107546087
• Artikelnr.: 42796071

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Theoretical perspectives on the social and
political foundations of constitutions Denis Galligan and Mila Versteeg;
Part II. Theoretical Perspectives: 2. Why a constitution? Russell Hardin;
3. Constitutions as mission statements Jeff King; 4. Transnational
constitutions Benedikt Goderis and Mila Versteeg; 5. The people, the
constitution, and the idea of representation Denis Galligan; 6. The
strategic foundations of constitutions Ran Hirschl; 7. Constitutions as
contract, constitutions as charter Tom Ginsburg; Part III. Case Studies: 8.
Accidental constitutionalism: the political foundations and implications of
constitution making in Israel Adam Shinar; 9. The myth of imposed
constitutionalism in Japan David S. Law; 10. Social, political, and
philosophical foundations of the Irish constitutional order Paul Brady; 11.
South Sudan's dualistic constitution Kevin L. Cope; 12. New Zealand David
Erdos; 13. The juristic republic of Iran Binesh Hass; 14. Neo-Bolivarian
constitutional design: comparing the 1999 Venezuelan, 2008 Ecuadorian, and
2009 Bolivian constitutions Phoebe King; 15. The constitution as agreement
to agree: the social and political foundations (and effects) of the 1971
Egyptian constitution Clark Lombardi; 16. Explaining the
constitutionalization of social rights: Portuguese hypotheses and a cross
national test Pedro Magalhães; 17. Popular constitution making: the case of
Iceland Anne Meuwese; 18. Romania's transnational constitution: a tradition
of elite learning and self-empowerment Christina Parau; 19. The social and
political foundations of the Nigerian constitution Charles H. Parkinson;
20. The once and future democracy: Argentina at the bar of
constitutionalism Miguel Schor; 21. A battle between law and society in
Micronesia Brian Z. Tamanaha; 22. Constitutionalism of shallow foundations:
the case of Bulgaria Daniel Smilov; 23. The shifting foundations of the
European Union constitution Neil Walker.