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Title The Oxford handbook of comparative constitutional law / edited by Michel Rosenfeld and András Sajó
Edition 1st ed
Published Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 1396 pages)
Series Oxford handbooks
Oxford handbooks.
Contents 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 / Günter 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 / János 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 András Sajó ; 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 / Héctor 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 / András Sajó and Renáta Uitz ; Due process / Richard Vogler ; Associative rights (the rights to the freedom of petition, assembly, and association) / Ulrich K. Preuss ; Privacy / Manuel José 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 Sándor -- 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 Müller ; Constitutionalism and transitional justice / Juan E. Méndez ; Islam and the constitutional order / Chibli Mallat ; Constitutional transplants, borrowing, and migrations / Vlad Perju ; The use of foreign law in constitutional interpretation / Gábor Halmai
Summary A comprehensive reference resource on comparative constitutional law, this title examines the history and development of the discipline, its core concepts, institutions, rights, and emerging trends
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Constitutional law.
Comparative law.
Comparative law
Constitutional law
Form Electronic book
Author Rosenfeld, Michel, 1948-
Sajó, András
ISBN 0191751960
9780191751967
Other Titles Comparative constitutional law