Multilevel constitutionalism for multilevel governance of public goods

methodology problems in international Law

This is the first legal monograph analysing multilevel governance of global 'aggregate public goods' (PGs) from the perspective of democractic, republican and cosmopolitan constitutionalism by using historical, legal, political and economic methods. It explains the need for a 'new philosophy of international law' in order ...

The constitutional systems of the independent Central Asian States

a contextual analysis

This book undertakes the first comparative constitutional analysis of the Kyrgyz Republic and Republics of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in their cultural, historical, political, economic and social context. The first chapter provides a general overview of the diverse and dynamic constitutional landscape across the ...

Derecho constitucional comparado

La presente obra pretende colmar un vacío en la lengua española de la disciplina científi ca del Derecho Constitucional Comparado. Faltaba en nuestra cultura global iberoamericana un verdadero tratado científi co de Derecho Constitucional Comparado (que no es lo mismo que derecho extranjero), no sólo ...

Constitutionalism and the rule of Law

bridging idealism and realism

Rule of law and constitutionalist ideals are understood by many, if not most, as necessary to create a just political order. Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on ...

The First Amendment and LGBT equality

a contentious history

Conservative opponents of LGBT equality in the United States often couch their opposition in claims of free speech, free association, and religious liberty. It is no surprise, then, that many LGBT supporters equate First Amendment arguments with resistance to their cause. The First Amendment and ...

The crisis of the middle-class constitution

why income inequality threatens our republic

In this original, provocative contribution to the debate over economic inequality, Ganesh Sitaraman argues that a strong and sizable middle class is a prerequisite for America’s constitutional system. For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues, constitutional thinkers assumed economic inequality was inevitable and inescapable ...

La convergencia de dos sistemas de integración

las relaciones entre la OMC y la UE en perspectiva constitucional

Las relaciones entre los ordenamientos nacionales y los supranacionales ha sido y es uno de los temas más apasionantes de nuestro siglo. La creación de la Unión Europea y la aparición de organizaciones internacionales especializadas que aprueban sus propias normas ha afectado, sin duda, al ...

Itinerarios constitucionales para un mundo convulso

No hay duda de que el constitucionalismo reviste en nuestros días una singular trascendencia. En buena medida se cumple en él, en el ámbito de la teoría jurídica y de la filosofía jurídica, aquel proverbio del refranero: tutte le strade portano a Roma. Las grandes ...

Religious freedom in an egalitarian age

Tensions between religious freedom and equality law are newly strained in America. As lawmakers work to protect LGBT citizens and women seeking reproductive freedom, religious traditionalists assert their right to dissent from what they see as a new liberal orthodoxy. Some religious advocates are going ...

Transmutaciones del vacío

el problema de la soberanía y el estado de excepción

¿Quién asume la competencia en un caso para el cual no se ha previsto competencia alguna? Retomando esta pregunta de Carl Schmitt, el autor pretende unir la definición desgarradora de soberanía propuesta por este pensador con la idea de soberanía popular, consignada en las constituciones ...

Unconstitutional constitutional amendments

the limits of amendment powers

Can constitutional amendments be unconstitutional? The problem of 'unconstitutional constitutional amendments' has become one of the most widely debated issues in comparative constitutional theory, constitutional design, and constitutional adjudication. This book describes and analyses the increasing tendency in global constitutionalism to substantively limit formal changes ...

Unconstitutional constitutional amendments

the limits of amendment powers

Can constitutional amendments be unconstitutional? The problem of 'unconstitutional constitutional amendments' has become one of the most widely debated issues in comparative constitutional theory, constitutional design, and constitutional adjudication. This book describes and analyses the increasing tendency in global constitutionalism to substantively limit formal changes ...

American constitutionalism

Vol.I: Structures of government

The key points are the authors (editing and headnotes), broader readings (for political and historical context), historical sequence (with flexibility to suit both new and traditional courses), and pedagogy to encourage learning and critical thinking. Political science majors and future practicing lawyers alike will appreciate ...

Assesing constitutional performance

From London to Libya, from Istanbul to Iceland, there is great interest among comparative constitutional scholars and practitioners about when a proposed constitution is likely to succeed. But what does it mean for a constitution to succeed? Are there universal criteria of success, and which ...

Justicia constitucional, derechos fundamentales y tutela judicial

Los ensayos que conforman este volumen tienen como premisa la convicción que los derechos fundamentales deben su significado al grado de eficacia con el que cuenta su protección por el ordenamiento. Resulta, por ello, del todo evidente que están privadas de valor las afirmaciones, incluso ...

El constitucionalismo en los Estados Unidos

Mi experiencia en Latinoamerica comenzo hace cincuenta años cuando fui voluntario del Cuerpo de Paz de los Estados Unidos trabajando en el Programa de Desarrollo Comunal Urbano en la Ciudad de Panama.

Libertad, igualdad, solidaridad

tres principios, una democracia; la liberal

INDICE: Libertad, Igualdad, Solidaridad: tres principios, una Democracia; la liberal Seminario Permanente de Derechos Humanos Antonio Marzal. Sesiones XVI, XVII y XVIII. Libertad, pluralismo y tipificación.Miguel Ángel Quintanilla Navarro. ¿Cuál es el papel del Derecho y de los juristas al servicio de la Libertad ...

La lucha por los derechos sociales

los fallos judiciales y la disputa política por su cumplimiento

La maduración de la jurisprudencia sobre derechos socioeconómicos en varias jurisdicciones plantea, naturalmente, preguntas sobre su eficacia. Este libro es el primer estudio comparativo e interdisciplinario que analiza en detalle la cuestión específica del cumplimiento. Además de mostrar en qué grado se implementan en el ...

Democratic dialogue and the constitution

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation. The UK's Human ...

Constitutional and Political Theory

selected writings

Ernst-Wolfgang Bockenforde (b. 1930) is one of Europe's foremost legal scholars and political thinkers. As a scholar of constitutional law and a judge on Germany's Federal Constitutional Court (December 1983 - May 1996), Bockenforde has been a major contributor to contemporary debates in legal ...