A practical guide to constitution building
Contributors: Hedling, Nora; Böckenförde, Markus; International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Series: Constitution building processes
Publisher: International IDEA
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stockholm, Sweden
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789186565282; 9789186565299; 9789186565305; 9789186565312; 9789186565329; 9789186565336; 9789186565343; 9789186565381
Subjects: Constitutional law; New democracies
Description: "A Practical Guide to Constitution Building provides an essential foundation for understanding constitutions and constitution building. Full of world examples of ground-breaking agreements and innovative provisions adopted during processes of constitutional change, the Guide offers a wide range of examples of how constitutions develop and how their development can establish and entrench democratic values. Beyond comparative examples, the Guide contains in-depth analysis of key components of constitutions and the forces of change that shape them. The Guide analyzes the adoption of the substantive elements of a new constitution by looking at forces for the aggregation or dissemination of governmental power, and forces for greater legalization or politicization of governmental power, and examining how these forces influence the content of the constitution. It urges practitioners to look carefully at the forces at play within their individual contexts in order to better understand constitutional dynamics and play a role in shaping a constitution that will put into place a functioning democratic government and foster lasting peace." -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Also available electronically, address as at 29 March 2012: http://www.idea.int/publications/pgcb/upload/CB-Handbook-All-Chapters-050112.pdf.
Table of contents: title: [1]. An introduction / Winluck Wahiu; title: [2]. Principles and cross-cutting themes / Nora Hedling; title: [3.]Building a culture of human rights / Winluck Wahiu; title: [4]. The design of the executive branch / Markus Böckenförde; title: [5]. The design of the legislature / Markus Böckenförde; title: [6]. The design of the judicial branch / Nora Hedling; title: [7]. Decentralized forms of government / Markus Böckenförde.