TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jackson,Vicki C.
AU  - Tushnet,Mark V.
TI  - Comparative constitutional law
T2  - University casebook series
SN  - 9781599415949
AV  - K3165 .J325 2014
U1  - 342 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - St. Paul, MN : 
PB  - Foundation Press
KW  - Constitutional law
KW  - Cases
KW  - fast
KW  - USA
KW  - gnd
KW  - Casebooks (Law)
KW  - Trials, litigation, etc
KW  - lcgft
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -