Comparative Constitutional Theory
Published on 23. February 2018
Book
Hardback
552 pages
978-1-78471-912-8 (ISBN)
Description
The need for innovative thinking about alternative constitutional experiences is evident, and readers of Comparative Constitutional Theory will find in its pages a compendium of original, theory-driven essays.
The authors use a variety of theoretical perspectives to explore the diversity of global constitutional experience in a post-1989 world prominently marked by momentous transitions from authoritarianism to democracy, by multiple constitutional revolutions and devolutions, by the increased penetration of international law into national jurisdictions, and by the enhancement of supra-national institutions of governance.
Scholars around the globe will be interested in this book's unique discussion of comparative constitutional theory, and students and college professors will appreciate the accessibility of the chapters and the placement of the United States in comparative focus.
Contributors include: W.-C. Chang, J.I. Colon-Rios, V. Ferreres Comella, J.E. Finn, S. Gardbaum, M.A. Graber, G. Halmai, J. Hiebert, G. Jacobsohn, J. King, H. Klug, D. Landau, D.S. Law, J. McLean, J.-W. Mueeller, D. Robertson, Y. Roznai, C. Saunders, M. Schor, H. Schweber, S. Tierney, A. Torres Perez, M. Tushnet, J. Weinrib
The authors use a variety of theoretical perspectives to explore the diversity of global constitutional experience in a post-1989 world prominently marked by momentous transitions from authoritarianism to democracy, by multiple constitutional revolutions and devolutions, by the increased penetration of international law into national jurisdictions, and by the enhancement of supra-national institutions of governance.
Scholars around the globe will be interested in this book's unique discussion of comparative constitutional theory, and students and college professors will appreciate the accessibility of the chapters and the placement of the United States in comparative focus.
Contributors include: W.-C. Chang, J.I. Colon-Rios, V. Ferreres Comella, J.E. Finn, S. Gardbaum, M.A. Graber, G. Halmai, J. Hiebert, G. Jacobsohn, J. King, H. Klug, D. Landau, D.S. Law, J. McLean, J.-W. Mueeller, D. Robertson, Y. Roznai, C. Saunders, M. Schor, H. Schweber, S. Tierney, A. Torres Perez, M. Tushnet, J. Weinrib
Reviews / Votes
'Masterfully curated by Gary Jacobsohn and Miguel Schor, this unique collection features new essays by many of the most insightful comparative constitutional scholars writing today. Comparative Constitutional Theory advances our understanding of how people living in different political settings conceptualize and address constitutional dilemmas that are common to most modern political systems. It is a handbook that every serious student of comparative constitutionalism should read.'--Ran Hirschl, University of Toronto, Canada
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78471-912-8 (9781784719128)
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Edited by Gary Jacobsohn, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin and Miguel Schor, Drake University Law School, US
Content
Contents:
1. Introduction: The Comparative Turn in Constitutional Theory
Gary Jacobsohn and Miguel Schor
PART I CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND RIGHTS
2. What is Judicial Supremacy?
Stephen Gardbaum
3. Federalism and Constitutional Theory
Stephen Tierney
4. Theoretical Underpinnings of Separation of Powers
Cheryl Saunders
5. Constitutional Dialogue and Judicial Supremacy
Miguel Schor
6. Judicial Dialogue and Fundamental Rights in the European Union: A Quest for Legitimacy
Aida Torres Perez
7. Parliamentary Bills of Rights: Have They Altered the Norms for Legislative Decision-Making?
Janet L. Hiebert
8. Social Rights in Comparative Constitutional Theory
Jeff King
9. Human Dignity and its Critics
Jacob Weinrib
PART II CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION
10. The Counter-Majoritarian Thesis
David Robertson
11. Legal Pragmatism and Comparative Constitutional Law
David Landau
12. Beyond the Principle of Proportionality
Victor Ferreres Comella
13. Text and Textualism: Religious Establishment in the United States Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights
Howard Schweber
14. Reception, Context, and Identity: A Theory of Cross-National Jurisprudence
Heinz Klug
PART III CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
15. "We the People", "Oui, the People", and the Collective Body: Perceptions of Constituent Power
Yaniv Roznai
16. Amendment Theory and Constituent Power
Mark Tushnet
17. Anchoring and Sailing: Contrasting Imperatives of Constitutional Revolution
Gary Jacobsohn
18. Theorising About Formal Constitutional Change: The Case of Latin America
Joel I. Colon-Rios
19. Transitional Justice, Transitional Constitutionalism, and Constitutional Culture
Gabor Halmai
PART IV ISSUES IN CONSTITUTIONALISM
20. The Unwritten Constitution
Janet McLean
21. Militant Democracy and Constitutional Identity
Jan-Werner Mueeller
22. Some Notes on Inclusive Constitution-Making, Citizenship, and Civic Constitutionalism
John E. Finn
23. Race and American Constitutional Exceptionalism
Mark A. Graber
24. Constitutional Dissonance in China
Wen-Chen Chang and David S. Law
Index
1. Introduction: The Comparative Turn in Constitutional Theory
Gary Jacobsohn and Miguel Schor
PART I CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND RIGHTS
2. What is Judicial Supremacy?
Stephen Gardbaum
3. Federalism and Constitutional Theory
Stephen Tierney
4. Theoretical Underpinnings of Separation of Powers
Cheryl Saunders
5. Constitutional Dialogue and Judicial Supremacy
Miguel Schor
6. Judicial Dialogue and Fundamental Rights in the European Union: A Quest for Legitimacy
Aida Torres Perez
7. Parliamentary Bills of Rights: Have They Altered the Norms for Legislative Decision-Making?
Janet L. Hiebert
8. Social Rights in Comparative Constitutional Theory
Jeff King
9. Human Dignity and its Critics
Jacob Weinrib
PART II CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION
10. The Counter-Majoritarian Thesis
David Robertson
11. Legal Pragmatism and Comparative Constitutional Law
David Landau
12. Beyond the Principle of Proportionality
Victor Ferreres Comella
13. Text and Textualism: Religious Establishment in the United States Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights
Howard Schweber
14. Reception, Context, and Identity: A Theory of Cross-National Jurisprudence
Heinz Klug
PART III CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
15. "We the People", "Oui, the People", and the Collective Body: Perceptions of Constituent Power
Yaniv Roznai
16. Amendment Theory and Constituent Power
Mark Tushnet
17. Anchoring and Sailing: Contrasting Imperatives of Constitutional Revolution
Gary Jacobsohn
18. Theorising About Formal Constitutional Change: The Case of Latin America
Joel I. Colon-Rios
19. Transitional Justice, Transitional Constitutionalism, and Constitutional Culture
Gabor Halmai
PART IV ISSUES IN CONSTITUTIONALISM
20. The Unwritten Constitution
Janet McLean
21. Militant Democracy and Constitutional Identity
Jan-Werner Mueeller
22. Some Notes on Inclusive Constitution-Making, Citizenship, and Civic Constitutionalism
John E. Finn
23. Race and American Constitutional Exceptionalism
Mark A. Graber
24. Constitutional Dissonance in China
Wen-Chen Chang and David S. Law
Index