Francois Venter, Extraordinary Professor, Faculty of Law, North-West University, South Africa

‘This book taps into deeper layers in comparative constitutional law. Francois Venter starts from the lingual character of all law to examine seemingly similar terms in different political systems and their relationship to foundational insights, political conditions and diverging legal traditions. Equipped with such comparative findings, researchers and practitioners of constitutional law will better understand contested concepts in their own system.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Constitutional language spoken here 2. The history of contemporary constitutional language 3. Nation 4. Sovereignty 5. The state 6. Citizenship and nationality 7. Democracy 8. Rule of law 9. Constitutionalism 10. Judicial review 11. Constitutional comparison and terminology Epilogue Bibliography Index

Francois Venter, Extraordinary Professor, Faculty of Law, North-West University, South Africa

‘This book taps into deeper layers in comparative constitutional law. Francois Venter starts from the lingual character of all law to examine seemingly similar terms in different political systems and their relationship to foundational insights, political conditions and diverging legal traditions. Equipped with such comparative findings, researchers and practitioners of constitutional law will better understand contested concepts in their own system.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Constitutional language spoken here 2. The history of contemporary constitutional language 3. Nation 4. Sovereignty 5. The state 6. Citizenship and nationality 7. Democracy 8. Rule of law 9. Constitutionalism 10. Judicial review 11. Constitutional comparison and terminology Epilogue Bibliography Index

Francois Venter, Extraordinary Professor, Faculty of Law, North-West University, South Africa

‘This book taps into deeper layers in comparative constitutional law. Francois Venter starts from the lingual character of all law to examine seemingly similar terms in different political systems and their relationship to foundational insights, political conditions and diverging legal traditions. Equipped with such comparative findings, researchers and practitioners of constitutional law will better understand contested concepts in their own system.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Constitutional language spoken here 2. The history of contemporary constitutional language 3. Nation 4. Sovereignty 5. The state 6. Citizenship and nationality 7. Democracy 8. Rule of law 9. Constitutionalism 10. Judicial review 11. Constitutional comparison and terminology Epilogue Bibliography Index