| Description |
1 online resource (xlvi, 615 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Comparability of Constitutions -- For Whom Writing Constitutions Is Written -- What Writing Constitutions Does Not Do -- Sources and Examples Used in Writing Constitutions -- Nominal Constitutions and Constitutional Reality -- Writing Constitutions Explained -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Parliament -- 1: Unicameral or Bicameral Parliaments -- 1.1 Overview of the External Organisational Structure of Parliaments -- 1.1.1 Historical Context and Function -- 1.1.2 Structural Approach -- 1.2 Monocameral Parliaments -- 1.3 Bicameral Parliaments -- 1.4 Remarks -- References -- 2: The Deputy -- 2.1 Status of a Deputy: The Free Mandate, Its Limitation and Protection -- 2.1.1 Overview over the Status of a Deputy -- 2.1.1.1 Free Mandate, Incompatibility, Loss of Mandate -- 2.1.1.2 Purpose and Function of the Rules -- 2.1.1.3 Historical Context -- 2.1.1.4 Related Topics -- 2.1.1.5 Structural Approach and Guiding Questions -- 2.1.2 Details of the Clause -- 2.1.2.1 Is the Mandate Free or Imperative? -- 2.1.2.2 Is the Mandate (In)compatible with Other Occupations? -- 2.1.2.3 Does the Constitution Provide for the Deputýs Salary? -- 2.1.2.4 Does the Constitution List Causes That Lead to a Loss of the Mandate? -- 2.1.2.5 Are the Rules Regulated in the Constitution or by National Laws? -- 2.2 The Deputy: Immunity and Indemnity -- 2.2.1 Overview over Immunity and Indemnity -- 2.2.1.1 Definition -- 2.2.1.2 Purpose and Function of Immunity and Indemnity -- 2.2.1.3 Legal Nature/Character -- 2.2.1.4 Historical Context -- 2.2.1.5 Structural Approach and Guiding Questions -- 2.2.2 Details of the Clause -- 2.2.2.1 Is Indemnity Guaranteed at All? -- 2.2.2.2 What Is the Scope of Indemnity? -- 2.2.2.3 Are There Exceptions for Certain Crimes? |
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2.2.2.4 Is There a Temporal Limit of Indemnity? -- 2.2.2.5 Is Immunity Guaranteed at All? -- 2.2.2.6 What Is the Scope of Immunity? -- 2.2.2.7 Is There a Temporal Limit to Immunity? -- 2.2.2.8 Can Immunity/Indemnity Be Lifted? -- 2.2.2.9 Can a Court Review the Decision? -- References -- 3: Political Parties and Thresholds -- 3.1 Rules Around Political Parties -- 3.1.1 Overview of the Clauses Referring to Political Parties -- 3.1.1.1 Definition, Purpose and Function of Political Parties -- 3.1.1.2 Historical Context -- 3.1.1.3 Procedural Questions -- 3.1.1.4 Structural Approach and Guiding Questions -- 3.1.2 Details of the Clauses Concerning Political Parties -- 3.1.2.1 Qualification as Political Party -- 3.1.2.2 Protection of Political Parties -- 3.1.2.3 Ban and Dissolution -- 3.1.2.4 Party Financing -- 3.1.2.5 Necessity of a Constitutional Rule Concerning Political Parties -- 3.2 Election Thresholds Including Allocation of Non-counting Votes -- 3.2.1 Overview of the Threshold Clause -- 3.2.1.1 Definition -- 3.2.1.2 Historical Context and Purpose of a Threshold Clause -- 3.2.1.3 Disadvantages of a Threshold Clause -- 3.2.1.4 Structural Approach and Guiding Questions -- 3.2.2 Details of a Threshold Clause in a Constitutional System -- 3.2.2.1 Majority System -- 3.2.2.2 Proportional System -- 3.2.2.3 Level of the Threshold -- 3.2.2.4 Does the Threshold Apply to Parties or Party Coalitions? -- 3.2.2.5 Exemptions to Support Regionally Strong Parties -- 3.2.2.5.1 Option 1: (Alternative) Threshold on District Level -- 3.2.2.5.2 Option 2: No Application of Threshold if Party Wins Several Seats in a Constituency -- 3.2.2.6 Allocation of ̀̀Wasted́́ (i.e. Unallocated) Votes -- 3.2.2.7 Regulation on Constitutional Level or by Ordinary Law? -- An illustration of a rectangle-shaded box with a thick borderline.Electoral Laws Referred to in This Chapter |
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5.1.2.5 How Do the Findings Relate to the Judiciary? -- 5.1.2.6 When and How Is the Committee Dissolved? -- 5.1.2.7 Regulation on Constitutional Level or by Ordinary Law? -- 5.2 Inquisitorial Rights -- 5.2.1 Overview of Inquisitorial Rights -- 5.2.1.1 Definition -- 5.2.1.2 Historical Context -- 5.2.1.3 Function -- 5.2.1.4 Structural Approach and Guiding Questions Concerning Inquisitorial Rights -- 5.2.2 Details of the Clauses Concerning Parliament́s Inquisitorial Rights -- 5.2.2.1 Right of Questioning -- 5.2.2.1.1 Overview -- 5.2.2.1.2 Written Enquiries -- 5.2.2.1.3 Institutionalized Regular Question Time -- 5.2.2.1.4 Means of Enforcing the Right of Questioning -- 5.2.2.2 Right of Interpellation -- 5.2.2.2.1 Overview -- 5.2.2.2.2 Initiation Threshold -- 5.2.2.2.3 Addressee -- 5.2.2.2.4 Duty to Personally Attend -- 5.2.2.2.5 Obligation to Respond -- 5.2.2.3 Allowed Scope of Questions -- References -- 6: Legislation -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 Legislative Initiative -- 6.2.1 Detailed Provisions -- 6.2.2 Remarks -- 6.3 Reading of Laws -- 6.3.1 Detailed Provisions -- 6.3.2 Remarks -- 6.4 Solution of Bicameral Conflicts -- 6.4.1 Detailed Provisions -- 6.4.2 Remarks -- 6.5 Approval and Control of Legislative Acts -- 6.5.1 Detailed Provisions -- 6.5.2 Remarks -- 6.6 Parliamentary Reservation and Delegated Legislation -- 6.6.1 Overview -- 6.6.2 Parliamentary Reservation -- 6.6.3 Remarks -- 6.6.4 Delegated Legislation -- 6.6.5 Remarks -- References -- Part II: President -- 7: The Presidential Office: Qualification, Election and Term -- 7.1 Qualification and Oath -- 7.1.1 Overview of the Presidential Qualifications and Oath -- 7.1.1.1 Definitions -- 7.1.1.2 Historical Context -- 7.1.1.3 Qualification Clause -- 7.1.1.4 Oath -- 7.1.1.5 Potential of Misuse -- 7.1.2 Structural Approach and Guiding Questions and Qualifications -- 7.1.2.1 Age Restrictions |
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7.1.2.2 Citizenship -- 7.1.2.2.1 Citizenship Requirements -- 7.1.2.2.2 Controversy ̀̀Natural-Borń́ -- 7.1.2.2.3 Term Citizenship ̀̀By Origiń́ -- 7.1.2.2.4 Citizenship Requirements for Relatives -- 7.1.2.3 Residence -- 7.1.2.4 Right to Vote and Eligibility -- 7.1.2.5 Education and Religion -- 7.1.2.5.1 An Issue in Poor and Religious Countries -- 7.1.2.5.2 Recommendation for a Democratic Society -- 7.1.2.6 Incompatibilities -- 7.1.2.6.1 Ineligibility -- 7.1.2.6.2 Other Reasons for Incompatibility -- 7.1.2.7 Possible Solutions to Prevent Misuse and Negative List -- 7.1.2.8 Clause to Restrict Amendments -- 7.1.3 Oath -- 7.2 Election of the President -- 7.2.1 Overview -- 7.2.1.1 Definition and Purpose of the Provision -- 7.2.1.2 Historical Context -- 7.2.1.3 Criteria for a ̀̀Good́́ Election Clause -- 7.2.2 Procedural Questions -- 7.2.3 Structural Approach -- 7.2.4 Details of the Election Clause -- 7.2.4.1 When Does the Election Take Place? -- 7.2.4.2 How Are the Candidates Pre-selected? -- 7.2.4.3 Direct or Indirect Election? -- 7.2.4.4 In Case of an Indirect Election, Which Body Elects the President? -- 7.2.5 Which Majority Is Required To Be Voted into Office? -- 7.2.6 Is There a Minimum Turnout Rate? -- 7.2.7 What Happens if the Candidate Does Not Obtain the Required Majority? -- 7.2.8 Supplementing Provisions -- 7.3 Duration of Presidential Term -- 7.3.1 Overview -- 7.3.1.1 Definition -- 7.3.1.2 Purpose and Function of the Rule -- 7.3.1.3 Historical Context -- 7.3.2 Structural Approach and Guiding Questions -- 7.3.3 Details of the Clause Concerning the Duration of Office -- 7.3.3.1 Is a Limitation of the Duration of Office at All Required? -- 7.3.3.2 Which Duration Is Advisable? -- 7.3.3.3 Is a Limit of Possible Re-elections Advisable? -- 7.3.3.4 Limited Number of Re-elections After Regular Election into Office |
| Summary |
Writing Constitutions intends to serve as a practical manual for those writing constitutions or interested in their design. It is the first systematic and universal approach to coherently capture concepts and contents of a modern constitution. Volume I breaks each constitutional mechanism into components and offers detailed designs to draft a constitutional clause. This provides lawmakers with the necessary toolkit for writing constitutions and empowers them to strengthen democracies. Writing Constitutions comes in three volumes: - Volume I: Institutions - Volume II: Fundamental Rights - Volume III: Constitutional Principles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 19, 2022) |
| Subject |
Constitutional law.
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Legal composition.
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Constitutional law
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Legal composition
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Weber, Albrecht, 1945- author.
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| ISBN |
9783030946029 |
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3030946029 |
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