The Cambridge companion to comparative constitutional law / edited by Roger Masterman, Robert Schütze.
Contributor(s): Masterman, Roger [editor.] | Schütze, Robert [editor.].
Series: Cambridge companions to law.Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, ©2019Description: 621 pages cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781316618172 (paperback).Subject(s): Constitutional law -- Comparative studies | LAW / ComparativeGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Comparative methodologies / Ran Hirschl -- Constitutionalism(s) / Robert Schütze -- The United Kingdom Constitution / Mark Elliott -- French constitutional law / Denis Baranger -- U.S. constitutional law / Vicki C. Jackson -- The Constitution of the Republic of India / Anashri Pillay -- The Constitution of China / Qianfan Zhang -- Democracy / Paul Craig -- Separation of powers / Christoph Möllers -- The rule of law / András Sajó -- Human rights law / Conor Gearty -- Federalism / Raffaele Bifulco -- Parliaments / Nicola Lupo -- Governments / Philipp Dann -- Administration / Susan Rose-Ackerman -- Courts with constitutional jurisdiction / Cheryl Saunders -- Independent fiscal institutions / Cal Viney and Thomas Poole -- Multi-layered constitutions / Roger Masterman -- International constitutionalism / Jan Klabbers -- European constitutionalism / Kaarlo Tuori -- A new Commonwealth constitutionalism? / Claudia Geiringer -- Constitutional transplants / Gábor Halmai.
"What is the purpose of comparative constitutional law? Comparing constitutions allows us to consider the similarities and differences in forms of government, and the normative philosophies behind constitutional choices. Constitutional comparisons offer "hermeneutic" help: they enable us to see "our" own constitution with different eyes and to locate its structural and normative choices by references to alternatives evident in other constitutional orders"--