Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Mark Tushnet, a world-renowned scholar of constitutional law, has excelled in further extending and revising his essential introduction to comparative constitutional law. Drawing on examples from a wide range of nations to demonstrate the global nature of the topic, Tushnet investigates the structure of government, forms of constitutional review and constitution-making, as well as evaluating proportionality analysis and its alternatives.New to this thoroughly revised third edition:Consistent engagement with perspectives from the Global SouthUpdated coverage of recent scholarship on the structures of constitutional reviewNew material on the vertical division of power, including federalism and secessionA new chapter on constitutionalism and authoritarianism, examining democratic decline, resilience and recoveryAddressing the key issues of constitutional design and structure, this third edition will serve as a crucial, up-to-date resource for students and scholars of comparative constitutional law.