Title: Comparative constitutional law /
Authors: Jackson, Vicki C.,; Tushnet, Mark V.,
Date: 2014
Publisher: Foundation Press :
Physical description: xci, 1,812 pages ; 26 cm. 97 pages ; 28 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: K
Abstract: "As is to be expected in law, new issues have become prominent. This edition updates its predecessor by including, material on important recent developments, including new ideas about constitution-making. The idea of unconstitutional constitutional amendments, treated briefly in the First and Second Editions, is dealt with at more length in Chapter IV; constitution-making itself has taken new forms, involving innovative approaches to public participation; these too are dealt with in Chapter IV". -- PREFACE.
Contents: Introduction: Reproductive rights and comparative constitutional law -- What is comparative constitutional law? -- Constitutions and constitutionalism -- Creating constitutions: Constitutional moments and transitions -- Constitutional entrenchment, courts and democracy -- Constitutional courts: Structure and procedure -- Constitutional courts and constitutional adjudication -- Separation of powers: Governments, courts and emergency powers -- Federalism: Power sharing and minority protection -- Pluralism, rights, and democracy -- Religious pluralism and constitutional law -- Freedoms of expression and association -- Constitutions and the positive state.
Subject headings (LCSH): Casebooks (Law); Constitutional law--Cases.; Constitutional law.