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The 'Fall' of the Arab Spring
Democracy's Challenges and Efforts to Reconstitute the Middle East
Häftad, 2024
374 kr
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Constitutional bargains are seen as cornerstones of democratic transitions in much of the world. Yet very few studies have theorized about the link between constitution-making and democratization. Shifting the focus on democratization away from autocratic regime break down, this book considers the …
The New Fourth Branch
Institutions for Protecting Constitutional Democracy
Av Mark Tushnet
Häftad, 2021
485 kr
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Twenty-first-century constitutions now typically include a new 'fourth branch' of government, a group of institutions charged with protecting constitutional democracy, including electoral management bodies, anticorruption agencies, and ombuds offices. This book offers the first general theory of …
Constitutionalism and a Right to Effective Government?
Av Vicki C. Jackson, Yasmin Dawood
Inbunden, 2022
1514 kr
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Nations around the world are facing various crises of ineffective government. Basic governmental functions-protecting rights, preventing violence, and promoting material well-being-are compromised, leading to declines in general welfare, in the enjoyment of rights, and even in democracy itself. …
Amending America's Unwritten Constitution
Av Richard Albert, Ryan C. Williams m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1363 kr
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It is well known that the US Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times since its creation in 1787, but that number does not reflect the true extent of constitutional change in America. Although the Constitution is globally recognized as a written text, it consists also of unwritten rules and …
Courts that Matter
Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement
Inbunden, 2023
1480 kr
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In Courts that Matter, Sandra Botero tackles a crucial question: Can courts advance socioeconomic rights? Using a rigorous comparative study of the impact of socioeconomic rights rulings in Colombia and Argentina, Botero argues that such decisions can be significantly impactful when courts deploy …
Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law
Av Tom Ginsburg, Benjamin Schonthal
Inbunden, 2022
1673 kr
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Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law offers the first comprehensive account of the entanglements of Buddhism and constitutional law in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Tibet, Bhutan, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of experts, …
In the Shadow of the Constitution
The Micropolitics of Constitutional Contestation in Cambodia
Inbunden, 2025
1588 kr
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Across the world, the significance or role of Constitutions is too often understood in ways that ignore how they actually touch the lives or shape the political imaginations of ordinary people. Similarly, countries in the Global South, those that are not conventional liberal democracies, and those …
The Story of Constitutions
Discovering the We in Us
Av Wim Voermans
Häftad, 2023
322 kr
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Today, 189 out of 193 officially recognised nation-states have a written constitution, and 75% of these have been ratified since 1975. How did this worldwide diffusion of constitutions come about? In this book, Wim Voermans traces the varied and surprising story of constitutions since the …
The Story of Constitutions
Discovering the We in Us
Av Wim Voermans
Inbunden, 2023
1123 kr
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Today, 189 out of 193 officially recognised nation-states have a written constitution, and 75% of these have been ratified since 1975. How did this worldwide diffusion of constitutions come about? In this book, Wim Voermans traces the varied and surprising story of constitutions since the …
The Efficacy of Judicial Review
The Rule of Law and the Promise of Independent Courts
Av Amanda Driscoll, Jay N. Krehbiel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1480 kr
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Over the past century, countries around the globe have empowered constitutional courts to safeguard the rule of law. But when can courts effectively perform this vital task? Drawing upon a series of survey experiments fielded in the United States, Germany, Hungary, and Poland, this book …
Incomplete Constitutions and Coordination in Deeply Divided Societies
The Afghan Experiment
Häftad, 2026
576 kr
Kommande
Why are some deeply divided societies able to craft stable constitutional regimes while others have failed and continue to be mired in endless communal conflict? This puzzle constitutes the central question this book seeks to address. This book is directed at scholars who wish to understand the …
Incomplete Constitutions and Coordination in Deeply Divided Societies
The Afghan Experiment
Inbunden, 2026
1939 kr
Kommande
Why are some deeply divided societies able to craft stable constitutional regimes while others have failed and continue to be mired in endless communal conflict? This puzzle constitutes the central question this book seeks to address. This book is directed at scholars who wish to understand the …
Entrenchment of Democracy
The Comparative Constitutional Design of Elections, Parties and Voting
Av Tom Ginsburg, Aziz Z. Huq m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1513 kr
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This volume of essays brings together a group of leading political scientists, legal scholars, and political theorists to describe and analyze the body of constitutional law and practice within and upon democratic institutions, in particular examining how constitutional law shapes electoral …
Deciphering the Genome of Constitutionalism
The Foundations and Future of Constitutional Identity
Inbunden, 2024
1663 kr
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Constitutional identity has become one of the most important and hotly contested concepts in contemporary constitutional theory and practice. It has been repeatedly invoked in debates concerning EU integration, constitutional reform and revolution, and the spread of ethno-nationalist populism, …
Constitutional Intolerance
The Fashioning of the Other in Europe's Constitutional Repertoires
Inbunden, 2025
1513 kr
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Constitutional Intolerance offers a deeper reflection on intolerance in politics and society today, explaining why minorities face the contestation of their public visibility, and how the law could protect them. Van der Tol refers to historical practices of toleration, distilling from it the …
Constitutional Reforms in China
Past, Present, Future
Inbunden, 2025
1513 kr
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This book offers the reformist perspective of one of the most persistent and outspoken constitutional reformers in China. Through the analysis of landmark constitutional events in China since the late nineteenth century, it reveals the fatal dilemma faced by constitutional reform and the deadly …
Making We the People
Democratic Constitutional Founding in Postwar Japan and South Korea
Inbunden, 2015
1648 kr
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What does it mean to say that it is 'We the People' who 'ordain and establish' a constitution? Who are those sovereign people, and how can they do so? Interweaving history and theory, constitutional scholar Chaihark Hahm and political theorist Sung Ho Kim attempt to answer these perennial questions …
Comparative Constitutional Design
Av Tom Ginsburg
Inbunden, 2012
1774 kr
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This volume brings together essays by many of the leading scholars of comparative constitutional design from many perspectives to collectively assess what we know - and do not know - about the design process as well as particular institutional choices concerning executive power, constitutional …
Consequential Courts
Judicial Roles in Global Perspective
Av Diana Kapiszewski, Gordon Silverstein m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1168 kr
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In the early twenty-first century, courts have become versatile actors in the governance of many constitutional democracies, and judges play a variety of roles in politics and policy making. Assembling papers penned by academic specialists on high courts around the world, and presented during a …
Engaging with Social Rights
Procedure, Participation and Democracy in South Africa's Second Wave
Av Brian Ray
Inbunden, 2016
1905 kr
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With a new and comprehensive account of the South African Constitutional Court's social rights decisions, Brian Ray argues that the Court's procedural enforcement approach has had significant but underappreciated effects on law and policy, and challenges the view that a stronger substantive …
Reputation and Judicial Tactics
A Theory of National and International Courts
Av Shai Dothan
Inbunden, 2014
1539 kr
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This book argues that national and international courts seek to enhance their reputations through the strategic exercise of judicial power. Courts often cannot enforce their judgments and must rely on reputational sanctions to ensure compliance. One way to do this is for courts to improve their …
Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions
Av Denis J. Galligan, Mila Versteeg
Inbunden, 2013
1863 kr
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This volume analyses the social and political forces that influence constitutions and the process of constitution making. It combines theoretical perspectives on the social and political foundations of constitutions with a range of detailed case studies from nineteen countries. In the first part …
Social Difference and Constitutionalism in Pan-Asia
Inbunden, 2014
898 kr
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In many countries, social differences, such as religion or race and ethnicity, threaten the stability of the social and legal order. This book addresses the role of constitutions and constitutionalism in dealing with the challenge of difference. The book brings together lawyers, political …
Presidential Legislation in India
The Law and Practice of Ordinances
Inbunden, 2013
1648 kr
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India has a parliamentary system. Yet the president has authority to occasionally enact legislation (or ordinances) without involving parliament. This book is a study of ordinances at the national level in India, centred around three themes. First, it tells the story of how an artefact of British …
Constitutions and Religious Freedom
Inbunden, 2015
1648 kr
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Many of us take for granted the idea that the right to religious freedom should be protected in a free, democratic polity. This book challenges whether the protection and privilege of religious belief and identity should be prioritized over any other right. By studying the effects of constitutional …
Constitutionalism in Asia in the Early Twenty-First Century
Inbunden, 2014
1774 kr
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Examining developments in the first decade of the twenty-first century, this authoritative collection of essays studies the evolving practice of constitutional law and constitutionalism in Asia. It provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse constitutional issues and developments in sixteen …
Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes
Av Tom Ginsburg, Alberto Simpser
Inbunden, 2013
1573 kr
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Constitutions in authoritarian regimes are often denigrated as meaningless exercises in political theater. Yet the burgeoning literature on authoritarian regimes more broadly has produced a wealth of insights into particular institutions such as legislatures, courts and elections; into regime …
International Courts and the Performance of International Agreements
A General Theory with Evidence from the European Union
Av Clifford J. Carrubba, Matthew J. Gabel
Inbunden, 2014
1648 kr
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Nations often turn to international courts to help with overcoming collective-action problems associated with international relations. However, these courts generally cannot enforce their rulings, which begs the question: how effective are international courts? This book proposes a general theory …
Unstable Constitutionalism
Law and Politics in South Asia
Av Mark Tushnet, Madhav Khosla
Inbunden, 2015
1753 kr
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Although the field of constitutional law has become increasingly comparative in recent years, its geographic focus has remained limited. South Asia, despite being the site of the world's largest democracy and a vibrant if turbulent constitutionalism, is one of the important neglected regions within …
Radical Deprivation on Trial
The Impact of Judicial Activism on Socioeconomic Rights in the Global South
Av César Rodríguez-Garavito, Diana Rodríguez-Franco
Inbunden, 2015
1648 kr
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This book is an empirical study of contributions by courts in the Global South to comparative constitutionalism. It offers an analytical framework for understanding these constitutional innovations and illustrates them with a qualitative study of the most ambitious case in constitutional …
