Constitutional category: 1750 books
Dynamics in the French Constitution
Decoding French Republican Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
The promulgation of the Fifth French Republic Constitution in 1958 marked the end of a complex constitutional history that has since 1789 seen more than twenty constitutions and five Republics. Lasting now for more than fifty years, the Fifth Republic Constitution has proven to be the right settlement...
Constitutionalism in the Global Realm
A Sociological Approach
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
This book develops a sociologically informed theory of constitutionalism in the global realm, addressing both national and transnational forms of constitutional ordering. The book begins with the argument that current approaches to constitutionalism remain tied to a state-based conception of constitutions,...
The Constitution of the United Kingdom
A Contextual Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
This acclaimed book provides a topical and contextual outline of the principles,doctrines and institutions that underpin the United Kingdom constitution. The third edition of The Constitution of the United Kingdom has been comprehensively revised and updated to take account of recent constitutional...
Taming Globalization
International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2012
In 1997, a Mexican national named Jose Ernesto Medellin was sentenced to death for raping and murdering two teenage girls in Texas. In 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled that he was entitled to appellate review of his sentence, since the arresting officers had not informed him of his right...
by Hilaire Barnett
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
This highly-respected textbook is regularly updated to provide complete coverage of the Public Law syllabus and is accompanied by a range of interactive resources designed to support teaching and learning. Mapped to the common course outline, it equips students with an understanding of the constitution’s...
The Death of Treaty Supremacy
An Invisible Constitutional Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
This book provides the first detailed history of the Constitution's treaty supremacy rule. It describes a process of invisible constitutional change. The traditional supremacy rule provided that all treaties supersede conflicting state laws; it precluded state governments from violating U.S. treaty...
Losing Twice
Harms of Indifference in the Supreme Court
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Constitutional 'losers' represent a thorny and longstanding problem in American constitutional law. Given our adversarial system, the way that rights cases are decided means that regardless of whether a losing side has committed any actions that cause harm to others, they typically suffer unnecessary...
by Adrian Vermeule
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2008
Human reason is limited. Given the scarcity of reason, how should the power to make constitutional law be allocated among legislatures, courts and the executive, and how should legal institutions be designed? In Law and the Limits of Reason, Adrian Vermeule denies the widespread view, stemming from...
by William G. Merkel, Neal Devins, Mark A. Graber
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2003
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
—Amendment II, United States Constitution
The Second Amendment is regularly invoked by opponents of gun control, but H. Richard Uviller...
by Robert M. Bastress, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
The West Virginia State Constitution provides a review of the history and development of West Virginia's Constitution and an updated section-by-section analysis of its meaning. The State has had two constitutions, the original that was ratified in 1863 and the current one that was initially adopted...
The Constitution of the Russian Federation
A Contextual Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
This book provides a critical and contextual understanding of the current Russian Constitution. It comprises seven chapters: an introduction followed by substantive chapters covering specific aspects of Russia's constitutional history, structure and practice: the history and nature of the constitution;...
Constitutional Preambles
A Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
While their use and significance have increased in recent decades, constitutional preambles have received only scant attention in academic literature. This presents a uniquely quantitative and qualitative analysis of all the preambles currently in force around the world and addresses fascinating questions...
Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law
The Pyrrhic Constitutionalism of Sri Lanka
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
It is widely assumed that a well-designed and well-implemented constitution can help ensure religious harmony in modern states. Yet how correct is this assumption? Drawing on groundbreaking research from Sri Lanka, this book argues persuasively for another possibility: when it comes to religion, relying...
The Constitution of Mexico
A Contextual Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
This book provides an overview of Mexico's political evolution since it became independent from Spain in 1821, and its current constitutional arrangements, principles and structures. The aim is to explain this evolution as the result of struggles between the interests and ideologies of different groups...