Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. History, Methodology, and Typology. Comparative constitutional law : a contested domain. A. Comparative constitutional law : a continental perspective / Armin von Bogdandy ; B. Comparative constitutional analysis in United States adjudication and scholarship / Michel Rosenfeld ; Comparative constitutional law : methodologies / Vicki C. Jackson ; Carving out typologies and accounting for differences across systems : towards a methodology of transitional constitutionalism / Peer Zumbansen ; Types of constitution / Dieter Grimm ; Constitutionalism in iIliberal polities / Li-ann Thio ; Constitutionalism and impoverishment : a complex dynamic / Arun Thiruvengadam and Gedion T. Hessebon ; The place of constitutional law in the legal system / Stephen Gardbaum -- Part II. Ideas. Constitutions and constitutionalism / Stephen Holmes ; Constitution / Mark Tushnet ; Rule of law / Martin Krygier ; Democracy / G�unter Frankenberg ; Conceptions of the state / Olivier Beaud ; Rights and liberties as concepts / Robert Alexy ; Constitutions and the public/private divide / Frank I. Michelman ; State neutrality / J�anos Kis ; The constitution and justice / Roberto Gargarella ; Sovereignty / Michel Troper ; Human dignity and autonomy in modern constitutional orders / Matthias Mahlmann ; Gender in constitutions / Catharine A. Mackinnon -- Part III. Process. Constitution-making : process and substance / Claude Klein and Andr�as Saj�o ; States of emergency / David Dyzenhaus ; War powers / Yasuo Hasebe ; Secession and self-determination / Susanna Mancini ; Referendum / Laurence Morel ; Elections / Richard H. Pildes -- Part IV. Architecture. Horizontal structuring / Jenny S. Martinez ; Federalism : theory, policy, law / Daniel Halberstam ; Internal ordering in the unitary state / Sergio Bartole ; Presidentialism / H�ector Fix-Fierro and Pedro Salazar-Ugarte ; Parliamentarism / Anthony W. Bradley and Cesare Pinelli ; The regulatory state / Susan Rose-Ackerman -- Part V. Meanings/Textures. Constitutional interpretation / Jeffrey Goldsworthy ; Proportionality (1) / Bernhard Schlink ; Proportionality (2) / Aharon Barak ; Constitutional identity / Michel Rosenfeld ; Constitutional values and principles / Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn -- Part VI. Institutions. Ensuring constitutional efficacy / Juliane Kokott and Martin Kaspar ; Constitutional courts / Alec Stone Sweet ; Judicial independence as a constitutional virtue / Roderick A. MacDonald and Hoi Kong ; The judiciary : the least dangerous branch? / Daniel Smilov -- Political parties and the constitution / Cindy Skach -- Part VII. Rights. Freedom of expression / Eric Barendt ; Freedom of religion / Andr�as Saj�o and Ren�ata Uitz ; Due process / Richard Vogler ; Associative rights (the rights to the freedom of petition, assembly, and association) / Ulrich K. Preuss ; Privacy / Manuel Jos�e Cepeda Espinosa ; Equality / Susanne Baer ; Citizenship / Ayelet Shachar ; Socio-economic rights / D.M. Davis ; Economic rights / K.D. Ewing -- Part VIII. Overlapping Rights. The constitutionalism of abortion / Reva B. Siegel ; Immodest claims and modest contributions : sexual orientation in comparative constitutional law / Kenji Yoshino and Michael Kavey ; Group rights in comparative constitutional law : culture, economics, or political power? / Sujit Choudhry ; Affirmative action / Daniel Sabbagh ; Bioethics and basic rights : persons, humans, and boundaries of life / Judit S�andor -- Part IX. Trends. Internationalization of constitutional law / Wen-Chen Chang and Jiunn-Rong Yeh ; The European Union's unresolved constitution / Neil Walker ; The constitutionalization of public international law / Erika de Wet ; Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the constitutional systems of Europe / Dean Spielmann ; Militant democracy / Jan-Werner M�uller ; Constitutionalism and transitional justice / Juan E. M�endez ; Islam and the constitutional order / Chibli Mallat ; Constitutional transplants, borrowing, and migrations / Vlad Perju ; The use of foreign law in constitutional interpretation / G�abor Halmai.

The field of comparative constitutional law has grown immensely over the past couple of decades. Once a minor and obscure adjunct to the field of domestic constitutional law, comparative constitutional law has now moved front and centre. Driven by the global spread of democratic government and the expansion of international human rights law, the prominence and visibility of the field, among judges, politicians, and scholars has grown exponentially. Even in the United States, where domestic constitutional exclusivism has traditionally held a firm grip, use of comparative constitutional materials has become the subject of a lively and much publicized controversy among various justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The trend towards harmonization and international borrowing has been controversial. Whereas it seems fair to assume that there ought to be great convergence among industrialized democracies over the uses and functions of commercial contracts, that seems far from the case in constitutional law. Can a parliamentary democracy be compared to a presidential one? A federal republic to a unitary one? Moreover, what about differences in ideology or national identity? Can constitutional rights deployed in a libertarian context be profitably compared to those at work in a social welfare context? Is it perilous to compare minority rights in a multi-ethnic state to those in its ethnically homogeneous counterparts? These controversies form the background to the field of comparative constitutional law, challenging not only legal scholars, but also those in other fields, such as philosophy and political theory. Providing the first single-volume, comprehensive reference resource, the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law will be an essential road map to the field for all those working within it, or encountering it for the first time. Leading experts in the field examine the history and methodology of the discipline, the central concepts of constitutional law, constitutional processes, and institutions - from legislative reform to judicial interpretation, rights, and emerging trends.