Philosophical foundations of constitutional law
Dyzenhaus, DavidContributor
Dyzenhaus, DavidEditor
Thorburn, MalcolmContributor
Thorburn, MalcolmEditor
This is a collection of essays from leading constitutional lawyers and theorists, examining the philosophical foundations of constitutional law and the issues that arise from the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the idea of a constitution.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a collection of essays from leading constitutional lawyers and theorists, examining the philosophical foundations of constitutional law and the issues that arise from the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the idea of a constitution.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 8, 2016).
I. What is a constitution? -- The idea of a constitution : a plea for Staatsrechtslehre / David Dyzenhaus -- The unwritten constitution as a legal concept / Mark D. Walters -- On constitutional implications and constitutional structure / Aharon Barak -- Reflections on what constitutes "a constitution" : the importance of "constitutions of settlement" and the potential irrelevance of Herculean lawyering / Sanford Levinson -- Constitutional amendment and political constitutionalism : a philosophical and comparative reflection / Rosalind Dixon and Adrienne Stone -- II. Constitutional authority -- Constitutional legitimacy unbound / Evan Fox-Decent -- Constituent power and the constitution / Hans Lindahl -- Popular sovereignty and revolutionary constitution-making / Richard Stacey -- Constitutional reason of state / Thomas Poole -- III. Constitutional fundamentals -- The rule of law / T.R.S. Allan -- The constitutional separation of powers / Aileen Kavanagh -- The framework model and constitutional interpretation / Jack M. Balkin -- Philosophical foundations of judicial review / Cristina Lafont -- IV. Constitutional rights and their limitation -- Equality rights and stereotypes / Sophia Moreau -- Proportionality / Malcolm Thorburn.
Constitutional law
Law, General & Comparative
Law, Politics & Government