Comparative constitutional law /
Jackson, Vicki C.,
Comparative constitutional law / by Vicki C. Jackson, Thurgood Marshall Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School ; Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School. - Third edition. - St. Paul, MN : Foundation Press, 2014 - xci, 1812 pages ; 26 cm. 97 pages ; 28 cm. - University casebook series . - University casebook series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xxxii) and index.
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.
"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.
9781599415949 1599415941
2014381304
Constitutional law--Cases.
Constitutional law.
Constitutional law.
USA
Casebooks (Law)
Trials, litigation, etc.
Casebooks (Law)
K3165 / .J325 2014
342
Comparative constitutional law / by Vicki C. Jackson, Thurgood Marshall Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School ; Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School. - Third edition. - St. Paul, MN : Foundation Press, 2014 - xci, 1812 pages ; 26 cm. 97 pages ; 28 cm. - University casebook series . - University casebook series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xxxii) and index.
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.
"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.
9781599415949 1599415941
2014381304
Constitutional law--Cases.
Constitutional law.
Constitutional law.
USA
Casebooks (Law)
Trials, litigation, etc.
Casebooks (Law)
K3165 / .J325 2014
342