Constitutions compared : an introduction to comparative constitutional law / Aalt Willem Heringa.
2016
K3165 .H467 2016 (Mapit)
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Constitutions compared : an introduction to comparative constitutional law / Aalt Willem Heringa.
Edition
4th edition.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Antwerp ; Portland, USA : Intersentia, [2016]
Copyright
©2016.
Description
xv, 473 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction to comparative constitutional law
Constitutions compared : origins and main features
Federalism, unitarianism and decentralization
Parliaments and lawmaking
Governments, their parliaments and their heads of state
Judicial review and human rights
Concluding comparative comments.
Constitutions compared : origins and main features
Federalism, unitarianism and decentralization
Parliaments and lawmaking
Governments, their parliaments and their heads of state
Judicial review and human rights
Concluding comparative comments.
Summary
The new edition of this handbook provides an original and user-friendly introduction to comparative constitutional law. For each area of constitutional law, a general introduction and a comparative overview is provided, which is then followed by more detailed country chapters on that specific area. In this fourth edition, the author has expanded several chapters to provide for even more detail on national legal systems and constitutional comparison. In addition, he has updated the discussion wherever necessary. Thus, this book most notably takes account of the new election system in Germany; the operation of the constitutional review procedure in France; the Scottish referendum and its aftermath in the UK; the new procedure for the formation of a government in the Netherlands; the discussion about the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights; and notably the effects on domestic constitutional law in the EU member states by EU membership, the EMU, the political dialogue between national parliaments and the Commission, the banking union and many other relevant developments. The EU has therefore more extensively been woven into this book, as a constitutional system per se and as an international organization which heavily impacts upon domestic constitutional law.
Note
The new edition of this handbook provides an original and user-friendly introduction to comparative constitutional law. For each area of constitutional law, a general introduction and a comparative overview is provided, which is then followed by more detailed country chapters on that specific area. In this fourth edition, the author has expanded several chapters to provide for even more detail on national legal systems and constitutional comparison. In addition, he has updated the discussion wherever necessary. Thus, this book most notably takes account of the new election system in Germany; the operation of the constitutional review procedure in France; the Scottish referendum and its aftermath in the UK; the new procedure for the formation of a government in the Netherlands; the discussion about the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights; and notably the effects on domestic constitutional law in the EU member states by EU membership, the EMU, the political dialogue between national parliaments and the Commission, the banking union and many other relevant developments. The EU has therefore more extensively been woven into this book, as a constitutional system per se and as an international organization which heavily impacts upon domestic constitutional law.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Location
STA
Call Number
K3165 .H467 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781780683997 (paperback)
1780683995 (paperback)
1780683995 (paperback)
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