Constitutions, Religion and Politics in Asia

Dian A H Shah

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• As religious polarisation in society deepens, political actors and policy-makers have begun to struggle with questions on the role of the dominant rel... Lees meer

Constitutional Courts in Asia

• Hardcover | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• The founding of a constitutional court is often an indication of a chosen path of constitutionalism and democracy. It is no coincidence that most of t... Lees meer

Comparative Constitutional Design

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• This volume brings together essays by many of the leading scholars of comparative constitutional design from myriad disciplinary perspectives, includi... Lees meer

Reputation and Judicial Tactics

Shai Dothan

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• This book argues that national and international courts seek to enhance their reputations through the strategic exercise of judicial power. Courts oft... Lees meer

The "Fall" of the Arab Spring

Tofigh Maboudi

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• Constitutional bargains are seen as cornerstones of democratic transitions in much of the world. Yet very few studies have theorized about the link be... Lees meer

The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective

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• Constitutions worldwide inevitably have 'invisible' features: they have silences and lacunae, unwritten or conventional underpinnings, and social and ... Lees meer

Reconstructing Rights

Stephan Stohler

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• Judges often behave in surprising ways when they re-interpret laws and constitutions. Contrary to existing expectations, judges regularly abandon thei... Lees meer

Social Difference and Constitutionalism in Pan-Asia

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• In many countries, social differences, such as religion or race and ethnicity, threaten the stability of the social and legal order. This book address... Lees meer

Constituents Before Assembly

Todd A Eisenstadt, A Carl Levan, Tofigh Maboudi

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• Under what circumstances do new constitutions improve a nation's level of democracy? Between 1974 and 2014, democracy increased in seventy-seven count... Lees meer

Proportionality

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• With contributions from leading scholars in constitutional law, this volume examines how carefully designed and limited doctrines of proportionality c... Lees meer

Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law

Benjamin Schonthal

• Hardcover | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• It is widely assumed that a well-designed and well-implemented constitution can help ensure religious harmony in modern states. Yet how correct is thi... Lees meer

The Politico-Legal Dynamics of Judicial Review

Theunis Roux

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• Comparative scholarship on judicial review has paid a lot of attention to the causal impact of politics on judicial decision-making. However, the slow... Lees meer

Towering Judges

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• This volume is the first to explore how the influence of judicial personas has brought about constitutional change. Chapters convey the personal histo... Lees meer

Constitutionalism in Asia in the Early Twenty-First Century

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• A collection of essays examining the latest constitutional developments in sixteen East, Southeast and South Asian countries since the beginning of th... Lees meer

Assessing Constitutional Performance

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• From London to Libya, from Istanbul to Iceland, there is great interest among comparative constitutional scholars and practitioners about when a propo... Lees meer

Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law

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• Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law offers the first comprehensive account of the entanglements of Buddhism and constitutional law in Sri Lank... Lees meer

The Story of Constitutions

Wim Voermans

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• Today, 189 out of 193 officially recognised nation-states have a written constitution, and 75% of these have been ratified since 1975. How did this wo... Lees meer

Unstable Constitutionalism

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• Although the field of constitutional law has become increasingly comparative in recent years, its geographic focus has remained limited. South Asia, d... Lees meer

Presidential Legislation in India

Shubhankar Dam

• Hardcover | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• India has a parliamentary system. Yet the president has authority to occasionally enact legislation (or ordinances) without involving parliament. This... Lees meer

Presidential Legislation in India

Shubhankar Dam

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• India has a parliamentary system. Yet the president has authority to occasionally enact legislation (or ordinances) without involving parliament. This... Lees meer

Constituent Assemblies

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• Comparative constitutional law has a long pedigree, but the comparative study of constitution-making has emerged and taken form only in the last quart... Lees meer

Engaging with Social Rights

Brian Ray

• Hardcover | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• With a new and comprehensive account of the South African Constitutional Court's social rights decisions, Brian Ray argues that the Court's procedural... Lees meer

Courts That Matter

Sandra Botero

• Hardcover | Engels | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• In Courts that Matter, Sandra Botero tackles a crucial question: Can courts advance socioeconomic rights? Using a rigorous comparative study of the im... Lees meer

Constitutions in Times of Financial Crisis

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• Many constitutions include provisions intended to limit the discretion of governments in economic policy. In times of financial crises, such provision... Lees meer