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Comparative constitution making
Title
Comparative constitution making / Edited by David Landau (Mason Ladd Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs, Florida State University, College of Law, US) and Hanna Lerner (School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs, Tel Aviv University, Israel).
ISBN
9781785365263 (e-book)
Publication
Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource (640 pages).
Notes
Description based on print record.
Summary
"Recent years have witnessed an explosion of new research on constitution making. Comparative Constitution Making provides an up-to-date overview of this rapidly expanding field. Bringing together leading scholars from political science and comparative public law, this handbook presents a broad historical and geographical perspective, exploring debates on constitutionalism across the world. Contributions provide original, innovative research on central issues related to the process and context of constitution making and identify distinctive elements or models of regional constitutionalism. Insightful and comprehensive, this handbook offers impeccable guidance for students and scholars of constitutional and comparative public law, as well as political science, sociology and history, who are interested in the study of constitution making, democratization and post-conflict reconstruction. Lawyers, civil servants and NGOs in the field of constitutional advising and post-conflict institution building will also benefit from this handbook's unique insight"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 31, 2020
Series
Research handbooks in comparative constitutional law.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Contents: 1. Introduction / Hanna Lerner and David Landau
Part I: Foundations 2. Revolutions and constitution-making / Andrew Arato
3. Constitution making and social transformation / Heinz Klug
4. International involvement in constitution-making / Cheryl Saunders
5. Constituent power, primary assemblies, and the imperative mandate / Joel Colon-Rios
6. Amendment and revision in the unmaking of constitutions / Richard Albert
Part II: Techniques and processes
7. The constitutional referendum in historical perspective / Zach Elkins and Alexander Hudson
8. Constitutional design deferred / Rosalind Dixon
9. Making constitutions in deeply divided places / Brendan O'Leary
10. Civil society, participation and the making of Kenya's constitution / Yash Ghai
11. How constitutional crowdsourcing can enhance legitimacy in constitution-making / Carlos Bernal
Part III: Contexts and Contents
12. Religion and constitution-making in comparative perspective / Asli Bali and Hanna Lerner
13. Constitution making and state building / Joanne Wallis
14. The making of 'illiberal constitutionalism' with or without a new constitution: the case of Hungary and Poland / Gabor Halmai
15. Constitution making: the case of 'unwritten' constitutions / Janet McClean
16. The making of constitutional preambles / Justin Frosini
Part IV: Historical perspectives
17. Constitutionalism ancient and oriental / Patricia Springborg
18. First constitutions: American procedural influence / Lorianne Updike Toler
19. National identity and constitutions in modern Europe: into the fifth zone / Bill Kissane and Nick Sitter
20. Constitution making and constitutionalism in Europe / Chris Thornhill
Part V: Regional perspectives
21. The unsurprising but distinctive nature of constitution writing in the Arab world / Nathan Brown
22. Constitution crafting in South Asia: lessons on accommodation and alienation / Menaka Guruswamy
23. Constitution-making and public participation in Southeast Asia / Melissa Crouch
24. Voluntary infusion of constitutionalism in anglophone African constitutions / Francois Venter
25. Post-soviet constitution-making / Will Partlett
26. Constituent power and constitution-making in Latin America / David Landau
Index.
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Electronic books.
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