Weak constitutionalism
Subtitle: democratic legitimacy and the question of constituent power
By: Joel I. Colon-Rios
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780415671903; 9780203120132
Subjects: Constitutional law
Description: It has been argued that democracy is protected and realized under traditional liberal constitutional forms through constitutional rights such as free speech, freedom of association and the right to vote. This book looks at the relationship between democracy and constitutions.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : toward a weak constitutionalism; title: Constitutionalism's ends; title: The second dimension of democracy; title: Democracy's principles; title: The theory (and practice) of constituent power; title: The idea of democratic legitimacy; title: The transformation of the juridical; title: The beginnings of weak constitutionalism; title: Activating constituent power.