New media and freedom of expression

rethinking the constitutional foundations of the public sphere

The principles of freedom of expression have been developed over centuries. How are they reserved and passed on? How can large internet gatekeepers be required to respect freedom of expression and to contribute actively to a diverse and plural marketplace of ideas? These are key ...

Juicio político

estudio histórico y de derecho constitucional

El juicio político tiene sin disputa su cuna en Inglaterra. El "impeachment" de las instituciones inglesas es el primer antecedente jurídico del juicio político argentino. Convencidos de ello, hemos hecho en la constitución y en la historia de aquel país, un estudio detallado de los ...

La "Revolución constitucional"

Breve compendio de historia constitucional europea en perspectiva comparada

Con la “Revolución constitucional” se introduce al lector en el apasionante tiempo de conversión de la realidad política europea de las monarquías absolutas a una nueva “constitución” de los Estados europeos; Estados que se iban configurando a medida que este fenómeno se extendía y echaba ...

Historia constitucional de Iberoamérica

Al cumplirse dos siglos de constitucionalismo en Iberoamérica se publica esta obra en la que se reúnen, por primera vez en un único volumen, varios estudios en los que se analiza la evolución político- constitucional de todos los países iberoamericanos: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia ...

Los instrumentos de democracia directa en el Derecho comparado

El Tratado de Derecho Público Comparado es fruto de la voluntad de realizar un proyecto único en el panorama del derecho público comparado. Dicho proyecto aspira en efecto a proporcionar al lector, –estudioso, estudiante, así como cualquiera que quiera aproximarse a la materia–, una exploración ...

The american constitutional tradition

colonial charters, covenants, and revolutionary State Constitutions, 1578-1780

The book is a work of non-fiction. The book is a historical analysis of the evolution of a uniquely American constitutionalism that began with the original English royal charters for the exploration and exploitation of North America. When the U.S. Constitution was written in ...

Constitutional Courts, gay rights and sexual orientation equality

In the last fifteen years constitutional issues regarding the rights of gays, lesbians and same-sex couples have emerged on a global scale. The pace of recognition of their fundamental rights, both at judicial and legislative level, has dramatically increased across different jurisdictions, reflecting a growing ...

La persona en la nueva Constitución cubana

La constitucionalización del Derecho civil permitirá aplicar de for­ma directa los principios de la nueva Constitución cubana a la persona, a las relaciones interpersonales, a las relaciones jurídicas civiles, allí donde el legislador fue parco o no reguló situaciones que tienen tipicidad social y ...

Inteligencia y seguridad como objeto constitucional

el CNI y la comunidad de inteligencia ente los nuevos retos de la sociedad del riesgo

Este trabajo es una aproximación constitucional a los servicios de inteligencia en España (y del CNI, en particular) respecto a riesgos que desde hace años exceden la defensa en sentido estricto a la sombra del actual contexto globalizado y tecnológico, y con relación a un ...

Constitutional change and transformation in Latin America

Over the past 30 years, Latin America has lived through an intense period of constitutional change. Some reforms have been limited in their design and impact, while others have been far-reaching transformations to basic structural features and fundamental rights. Scholars interested in the law and ...

The Cambridge Companion to comparative Constitutional Law

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 ...

El presidencialismo latinoamericano y sus claroscuros

Este libro aborda el estudio del sistema presidencial y sus claroscuros en Colombia, México, Perú, Bolivia, Argentina y Chile.

The world community between hegemony and constitutionalism

The World Community between Hegemony and Constitutionalism will be of interest to those captivated by the current state of play in the world, in particular from the perspective of international law, constitutional law, international relations and political science.

The role of courts in contemporary legal orders

This book aims to address the rising importance of courts in contemporary legal orders. It explores the role of courts on national, international, supranational and global level. The book provides for a multidiscursive analysis - theoretical and comparative, exemplified with case-studies. The book is timely and ...

The constitutional systems of East Asia

This volume, which is part of the Comparative Public Law Treaties directed by prof. Giuseppe Franco Ferrari, offers the result of a reflection on the characteristics of the constitutional laws of East Asia. In the course of the work, in addition to a deepening of ...

The constitutional systems of Central-Eastern, Baltic and Balkan Europe

This volume addresses, in a broad comparative perspective, the constitutional development of the countries of Central-Eastern, Baltic and Balkan Europe. Through an in-depth historical and political analysis, the co-authors examine the most recent constitutional dynamics of these countries, focusing in particular on the path followed ...

El derecho de la constitución

El derecho de la constitución (1885) es la obra más representativa de la literatura jurídica victoriana. A partir de la publicación de este conjunto de lecciones, originalmente impartidas a sus estudiantes de la Universidad de Oxford, Albert Venn Dicey popularizó el concepto de rule of ...

Estudios de Historia del Derecho Público

Esta obra recoge estudios sobre diversos momentos de la Historia de la Ciencia del Derecho Público europeo y español. Para ello se presentan cinco monografías sobre personajes que contribuyeron con su obra a consolidar la Ciencia del Derecho público (los franceses Henrion de Pansey y ...

The Law of the Constitution

The Law of the Constitution has been the main doctrinal influence upon English constitutional thought since the late-nineteenth century. It acquired and long retained extraordinary legal authority, despite fierce criticism and many changes in law and government. By many, it was treated as a canonical ...

The Constitution of Freedom

an introduction to legal constitutionalism

Constitutional democracy is more fragile and less 'natural' than autocracy. While this may sound surprising to complacent democrats, more and more people find autocracy attractive, because they were never forced to understand or imagine what despotism is. Generations who have lived in stable democracies with ...