The classical foundations of the american constitution

prevailing wisdom

The Framers of the American Constitution were substantially influenced by ancient history and classical political theory, as exemplified by their education, the availability of classical readings, and their inculcation in classical republican values. This book explores how the Framing generation deployed classical learning to develop ...

Bourgeoisie, state, and democracy

Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and the USA

One of the key questions in social science is the role of the bourgeoisie in creating a democracy. An important issue in contemporary international politics is the trajectory of the current Russian political system. This book brings these questions together by exploring the role played ...

Écrire la Constitution non-écrite

une introduction au Droit politique britannique

Beaucoup pensent que le Royaume-Uni n'a pas de constitution. D'autres (les mêmes parfois...) reconnaissent que la plupart des régimes politiques modernes ont une dette importante envers les institutions politiques anglaises. Cette constitution britannique, qui ressemble si peu à la nôtre qu'on incline ...

El sufragio de los extranjeros

un estudio de Derecho comparado

The politics of precedent on the U.S. Supreme Court

"The Politics of Precedent on the U.S. Supreme Court" offers an insightful and provocative analysis of the Supreme Court's most important task - shaping the law. Thomas Hansford and James Spriggs analyze a key aspect of legal change: the Court's interpretation or treatment ...

The Artic promise

legal and political autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut

In Canada's Eastern Arctic and Greenland, the Inuit have been the majority for centuries. In recent years, they have been given a promise from Canadian and Danish governments that offers them more responsibility for their lands and thus control over their lives without fear ...

Conflicts between Fundamental Rights

Every human rights lawyer at some point or other comes across an issue of conflicting human rights. Yet there is surprisingly little literature on this issue; especially if one wants to examine the matter at a general level, above specific conflicts such as those between ...

Gender and the Constitution

equity and agency in comparative constitutional design

We live in an era of constitution-making. New constitutions are appearing in historically unprecedented numbers, following regime change in some countries, or a commitment to modernization in others. No democratic constitution today can fail to recognize or provide for gender equality. Constitution-makers need to understand ...

Il senso delle Costituzioni

INDICE: Introduzione.- Parte I. Il valore delle costituzioni.- Parte II. Costituzione, società civile e cultura.- Parte III. La Costituzione tra valori giuridici e politici.- Parte IV. Costituzione e democrazia.- Appendice.

Histoire constitutionnelle de la France

(1789-1958)

Ce travail s'adresse tout particulièrement aux étudiants des Facultés de droit et des Instituts d'études politiques, auxquels il s'efforce de livrer une connaissance précise des mécanismes qui forment le socle de notre culture constitutionnelle et politique. Il intéresse plus généralement tous ceux ...

Constitutional dilemmas

conflicts of fundamental legal rights in Europe and the USA

This book deals with one of the most important issues of philosophy of law and constitutional thought: how to understand clashes of fundamental rights, such as the conflict between free speech and privacy. The main argument of this book is that much can be learned ...

The hollow hope

can courts bring about social change?

In follow-up studies, dozens of reviews, and even a book of essays evaluating his conclusions, Gerald N. Rosenberg's critics - not to mention his supporters - have spent nearly two decades debating the arguments he first put forward in "The Hollow Hope". With this substantially expanded ...

Judging Russia

Constitutional Court in Russian Politics, 1990-2006

This book is the first in-depth study of the actual role that the Russian Constitutional Court played in protecting fundamental rights and resolving legislative-executive struggles and federalism disputes in both Yeltsin's and Putin's Russia. Trochev argues that judicial empowerment is a non-linear process ...

The bill of rights in Modern America

revised and expanded

This newly revised and expanded edition of "The Bill of Rights in Modern America" captures the noisy and potentially defining national debate about the nature and extent of our individual rights. Free speech, the separation of church and state, public safety and gun control, property ...

Nascita di un mito

Washington, 24 febbraio 1803: Marbury v. Madison e le origini della giustizia costituzionale negli Stati Uniti

Marbury v. Madison è convenzionalmente considerata la sentenza che ha inaugurato il sindacato di costituzionalità negli Stati Uniti, la prima in cui una legge del Congresso sia stata dichiarata illegittima per contrasto con la Costituzione federale. In realtà, il caso acquisì l'importanza che gli ...

Il potere di sospensiva delle leggi nell'ordinamento costituzionale italiano

Il volume analizza il potere di sospensiva delle leggi da parte della Corte costituzionale: tale potere, la cui ammissibilità era stata prospettata nel dibattito dottrinale già dagli anni #60, è stato introdotto dalla l. n. 131/2003 ma solo nell#ambito dei giudizi in via ...

Saggi di storia costituzionale

A cura di Sergio Bartole. Il libro viene a completare la pubblicazione degli scritti di storia costituzionale di Livio Paladin iniziata nel 2004. L'osservazione delle vicende costituzionali copre un arco temporale che si snoda tra gli anni del fascismo, ripercorsi qui in modo esaustivo ...

Quel avenir pour le ministère public?

sous l'égide de la Cour de cassation

Avec les contributions de Elish Angiolini...[et al]. Dans sa décision du 11 août 1993, le Conseil constitutionnel a consacré le principe de l'unité du corps judiciaire. Toutefois, compte tenu de son statut, le ministère public se trouve dans une situation de subordination hiérarchique ...

La liberté d'expression aux États-Unis et en Europe

Dir. Élisabeth Zoller. Pouvoir dire librement ce que l'on pense, faire valoir son point de vue, défendre ses opinions, communiquer ses idées, sans crainte pour sa vie, sa liberté ou ses biens, est un bien précieux que les Etats-Unis et l'Europe partagent en ...

Che cos'è la Costituzione

Introduzione di Gustavo Zagrebelsky; Postfazione di Alberto Cavaglion. Nuova edizione con uno scritto su «La Costituzione. Difetti, modifiche, integrazioni». Nei primi mesi del 1946 si preparano in Italia le elezioni per l#Assemblea costituente. In un clima di grande fervore politico e tensione ideale, un ...