Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law

Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law
Author: Maurice Adams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2017-02-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316883256

Rule of law and constitutionalist ideals are understood by many, if not most, as necessary to create a just political order. Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on the other, mutually inform and influence each other. Seventeen chapters from leading international scholars cover a diverse range of topics and case studies to test the hypothesis that the best normative theories, including those regarding the role of constitutions, constitutionalism and the rule of law, conceive of the ideal and the real as mutually regulating.

Comparative Constitutional Law

Comparative Constitutional Law
Author: Tom Ginsburg
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 681
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0857931210

This landmark volume of specially commissioned, original contributions by top international scholars organizes the issues and controversies of the rich and rapidly maturing field of comparative constitutional law. Divided into sections on constitutional design and redesign, identity, structure, individual rights and state duties, courts and constitutional interpretation, this comprehensive volume covers over 100 countries as well as a range of approaches to the boundaries of constitutional law. While some chapters reference the text of legal instruments expressly labeled constitutional, others focus on the idea of entrenchment or take a more functional approach. Challenging the current boundaries of the field, the contributors offer diverse perspectives - cultural, historical and institutional - as well as suggestions for future research. A unique and enlightening volume, Comparative Constitutional Law is an essential resource for students and scholars of the subject.

Presidential Inability

Presidential Inability
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1965
Genre: Presidents
ISBN:

Considers 38 resolutions, including proposed constitutional amendments, relating to the problems of Presidential inability and filling Vice Presidential vacancies.