Modern constitutions / edited by Rogers M. Smith and Richard R. Beeman.
2020
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Title
Modern constitutions / edited by Rogers M. Smith and Richard R. Beeman.
Imprint
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Description
1 online resource.
Series
Democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Is the Influence of the U.S. Constitution Declining? / David S. Law and Mila Versteeg
2. Is the U.S. Constitution Sufficiently Democratic? How Would We Know and Do We Really Care? / Sanford Levinson
3. State Constitutional Details and America's Positive Rights / Emily Zackin
4. Dignity, Rights, and the Comparative Method / Christopher McCrudden
5. Beyond Window Dressing: Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes / Tom Ginsburg
6. Unconstitutional Constituent Power / Kim Lane Scheppele
7. Communist Federations / Valerie Bunce
8. Constitutional Moments and the Paradox of Constitutionalism in Multinational Democracies (Spain, 2006-2019) / Jamie Lluch
9. Constituting the State in Postcolonial Africa: Fifty Years of Constitution- Making Toward an African Constitutionalism / Heinz Klug
Conclusion / Rogers M. Smith.
2. Is the U.S. Constitution Sufficiently Democratic? How Would We Know and Do We Really Care? / Sanford Levinson
3. State Constitutional Details and America's Positive Rights / Emily Zackin
4. Dignity, Rights, and the Comparative Method / Christopher McCrudden
5. Beyond Window Dressing: Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes / Tom Ginsburg
6. Unconstitutional Constituent Power / Kim Lane Scheppele
7. Communist Federations / Valerie Bunce
8. Constitutional Moments and the Paradox of Constitutionalism in Multinational Democracies (Spain, 2006-2019) / Jamie Lluch
9. Constituting the State in Postcolonial Africa: Fifty Years of Constitution- Making Toward an African Constitutionalism / Heinz Klug
Conclusion / Rogers M. Smith.
Summary
The world has seen many new constitutions promising social rights and adopting innovative representative institutions. This book presents examples from the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia that show these constitutions face many challenges, especially the rise of authoritarian regimes that endanger the rule of law.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR, viewed on November 03, 2020).
Available in Other Form
Print version: Modern constitutions. 1st edition. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
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Language
English
ISBN
0812297253 electronic book
9780812297256 (electronic book)
9780812297256 (electronic book)
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