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Author | : Jan-Erik Lane |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Comparative government |
ISBN | : 9780719046483 |
Jan-Erik Lane begins by examining the origins and history of constitutionalism, the doctrine that the state must be regulated by means of a set of institutions that guarantee citizen rights and procedural accountability. He then examines the structure of the state in order to identify the essential elements that constitutional institutions regulate. Lane asks why constitutions exist, and how they matter for society. Finally he seeks out the requirements for a fair and democratic constitution by referring to three key concepts in political theory: justice, equality and the rule of law. The book also offers a comparative survey of formal constitutional arrangements in different countries, and an analysis of how constitutions develop in practice, through the implementation of constitutional and administrative law in a country's courts.
Author | : Jan-Erik Lane |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
The author begins by examining the origins and history of constitutionalism, then looks at the structure of the state. He discusses the need for constitutions, their effect on social and economic outcomes, and what makes a fair constitution.
Author | : Jan-Erik Lane |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2011-08-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780719083303 |
Since constitutional arrangements are what make politics work, they are a central concern of political theory. This book, now completely updated, is the first comprehensive exploration of the political theory of constitutions. Jan-Erik Lane begins by examining the origins and history of constitutionalism and answers key questions such as: What is a constitution? Why are there constitutions? From where does constitutionalism originate? How is the constitutional state related to democracy and justice? Constitutions play a major role in domestic and international politics in the early 21st century and an updated version of this classic textbook will introduce students to a number of different areas -- theoretical, empirical, and moral -- which will aid their understanding of this important topic.
Author | : Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0198714963 |
In this representative edition of Ernst-Wolfgang Bockenforde's definitive work in constitutionalism, law, and politics, readers have access to the legal discourse of one of Germany's leading contemporary theorists and former judge of the federal constitutional court.
Author | : Kenneth W. Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Originally prepared as lectures arranged by the Miller Center.
Author | : Scott J. Hammond |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1236 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780872207875 |
From James I's Address Before Parliament (1610) to Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Learned Hand Dinner Address Before the American Jewish Committee (2005), this two-volume set offers an unparalleled selection of key texts from the history of American political and constitutional thought.
Author | : Eoin Daly |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2015-07-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0719098866 |
The political theory of the Irish Constitution considers Irish constitutional law and the Irish constitutional tradition from the perspective of Republican theory. It analyses the central devices and doctrines of the Irish Constitution – popular sovereignty, constitutional rights and judicial review – in light of Republican concepts of citizenship and civic virtue. The Constitution, it will argue, can be understood as a framework for promoting popular participation in government as much as a mechanism for protecting individual liberties. It will be of interest to students and researchers in Irish politics, political theory and constitutional law, and to all those interested in political reform and public philosophy in Ireland.
Author | : Arthur Selwyn Miller |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1985-09-17 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0313248311 |
Miller proposes that we focus our energies on the question of how the Constitution is to function in an era of rapid and fundamental social change. He introduces this provocative collection of essays with the observation that American constitutional theory has arrived at a dead-end, largely because it has been perceived as constitutional law rather than a form of political theory. He puts this view into sharp perspective by looking at what are in effect, three constitutions--the political, the economic, and the emergent corporate instrument. He analyzes important issues that confront the Supreme Court, policymakers, and theorists, such as the expansion of government control, the Court as a political mechanism, the power of corporations, politics and the First Amendment, the challenge of nuclear weapons, and questions relating to social justice, including equal protection and the right to employment.
Author | : Martin H. Redish |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1995-01-05 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0195361350 |
Over the last forty years modern constitutional scholarship has concentrated on an analysis of rights, while principles of constitutional law concerning the structure of government have been largely downplayed. The irony of this interpretive emphasis is that the body of the Constitution contains relatively little dealing directly with rights. Rather, it is primarily a blueprint for the establishment of a complex form of federal-democratic structure. This work emphasizes the central role served by the structural portions of the Constitution. Redish argues that these structural values were designed to provide the framework in which our rights-based system may flourish, and that judicial abandonment of these structural values threatens the very foundations of American political theory.
Author | : Fred Eidlin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 419 |
Release | : 2019-03-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0429716982 |
A frequent criticism of contemporary political science is that empirical research too seldom is combined with in-depth inquiry into the philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of the societies it seeks to understand. Others suggest that political scientists specializing in U.S. government too rarely collaborate with those who study other countries. The contributions in this volume belie these claims. The authors, all colleagues, students, and friends of Henry W. Ehrmann, represent the U.S., France, Germany, and Canada, the four countries in which Dr. Ehrmann has lived. The essays reflect the breadth and scope of Ehrmann's work as a teacher, scholar, and political activist. The contributions to this volume cover a broad range of topics, among them political theory and methodology of comparative politics and the interrelationships of economic, social, historical, and political developments, and include theoretically oriented studies of such problems as interest group politics, political culture, and parties. Integrating constitutional law and political philosophy with comparative sociological and historical research and theory, Henry Ehrmann's approach to teaching and research sets an excellent example for the contemporary study of political science.