Constitutionalism : past, present, and future /

The essays included in this volume explore the conditions under which the modern constitution could emerge; they treat the characteristics that must be given if the constitution may be called an achievement, the appropriate way to understand and interpret constitutional law under current conditions,...

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Main Author: Grimm, Dieter, 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford constitutional theory
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Summary:The essays included in this volume explore the conditions under which the modern constitution could emerge; they treat the characteristics that must be given if the constitution may be called an achievement, the appropriate way to understand and interpret constitutional law under current conditions, the function of judicial review, the remaining role of national constitutions in a changing world, as well as the possibility of supra-national constitutionalism. Many of these essays have influenced the German and European discussion on constitutionalism and for the first time, much of the work of one of German's leading scholars of public law will be available in the English language
Physical Description:viii, 383 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-378) and index
ISBN:9780198766124
0198766122