Constitution making under occupation

the politics of imposed revolution in Iraq

The attempt in 2004 to draft an interim constitution in Iraq and the effort to enact a permanent one in 2005 were unintended outcomes of the American occupation, which first sought to impose a constitution by its agents. This two-stage constitution-making paradigm, implemented in a ...

Political foundations of judicial Supremacy

the Presidency, the Supreme Court, and Constitucional Leadership in U.S. history

Should the Supreme Court have the last word when it comes to interpreting the Constitution? The justices on the Supreme Court certainly seem to think so - and their critics say that this position threatens democracy. But Keith Whittington argues that the Court's justices have ...

Methods of interpretation

how the Supreme Court reads the constitution

Methods of Interpretation: How the Supreme Court Reads the Constitution examines the various methodologies the Supreme Court, and individual justices, have employed throughout history when interpreting the Constitution. Rather than attempting to set forth an overall theory of constitutional interpretation or plunge into the never ...

The first amendment in cross-cultural perspective

a comparative legal analysis of the freedom of speech

The First Amendment - and its guarantee of free speech for all Americans - has been at the centre of scholarly and public debate since the birth of the Constitution, and the fervor in which intellectuals, politicians, and ordinary citizens approach the topic shows no sign of ...

Governo del territorio e valori costituzionali

la protezione civile in Italia e Francia

L'Opera vuole approfondire l'Istituto della protezione civile in base alla sua collocazione recente nell'ambito della tutela dell'ambiente e della gestione del territorio. Quindi si analizza l'esperienza giuridica di 2 ordinamenti di civil law che pur essendo caratterizzati da molteplici affinità ...

The separation of powers and legislative interference in judicial process

constitutional principles and limitations

This book examines the constitutional principles governing the relationship between legislatures and courts at that critical crossroads of their power where legislatures may seek to intervene in the judicial process, or to interfere with judicial functions, to secure outcomes consistent with their policy objectives or ...

In confidence

when to protect secrecy and when to require disclosure

The variety and pervasiveness of confidentiality issues today is breathtaking. Not a day passes without a media report on a breach of confidentiality, a claim of attorney-client privilege, a journalist jailed for refusing to reveal a source, a medical or hospital record improperly disclosed, or ...

La Cour Constitutionnelle

SOMMAIRE: DE LA COUR D'ARBITRAGE A LA COUR CONSTITUTIONNELLE Les origines du contrôle de la constitutionnalité des lois en Belgique La création de la Cour d'arbitrage LA COMPETENCE DE LA COUR CONSTITUTIONNELLE Les normes contrôlées Les normes de référence L'INTERVENTION DE LA ...

For the common good

principles of American academic freedom

Debates about academic freedom have become increasingly fierce and frequent. Legislative efforts to regulate American professors proliferate across the nation. Although most American scholars desire to protect academic freedom, they have only a vague and uncertain apprehension of its basic principles and structure. This book ...

Las sentencias de los Tribunales Constitucionales

El presente libro tiene como finalidad introducir al lector en el complejo análisis contemporáneo de las sentencias de los tribunales constitucionales, teniendo en cuenta su naturaleza, contenido, efectos y ejecución de dichos fallos, así como la eficacia de la jurisprudencia de los tribunales internacionales en ...

Le rôle du Parlement dans la protection del Droits Fondamentaux

étude comparative: Allemagne, France, Royaume-Uni

Préface de Otto Pfersmann. L'avènement du juge constitutionnel et l'introduction de droits fondamentaux sont un tournant dans la révolution du constitutionnalisme. Une rupture est identifiée avec la conception parlementaire de la démocratie, car le législateur devient limité par des règles et des principes ...

Initiation au Droit constitutionnel

Préface de Paul Martens. Destiné à permettre à un large public de découvrir et, le cas échéant, d'étudier le droit constitutionnel dans son ensemble, l'ouvrage, actualisé au 1er décembre 2008, présente une structure qui est proche de celle de ta Constitution, en vue ...

Jurisdicción constitucional y legislador

Traducción, notas y estudio preliminar de Alberto Oehling de los Reyes. Ha sido Stern quien ha introducido, por ejemplo, la expresión «muéstrame tu Derecho del Estado y te diré qué Estado tienes» . Quizás una de las locuciones más conocidas de Stern. Este aserto no sólo ...

One Supreme Court

supremacy, inferiority, and the judicial power of the United States

Despite over two hundred years of experience with constitutional government, much remains unclear about the power of the political branches to curtail or re-define the judicial power of the United States. Uncertainty persists about the basis on which state courts and federal agencies may hear ...

Los consejos de garantía estatutaria

Las revisiones constitucionales de 1999 y 2001 en Italia y las reformas de los estatutos de autonomía en España, significadamente el de Cataluña de 2006, han supuesto una importante modificación del Derecho regional respectivo. Entre las novedades que ofrecen ambos sistemas jurídicos, destaca la relevancia ...

Garantismo espurio

Religion and the Constitution. T.1

Free exercise and fairness

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? Should pacifists be ...

Derecho de la información

ÍNDICE :De la libertad del individuo a la libertad de los pueblos. La sociedad democrática y la opinión pública. El Derecho a recibir información. Las informaciones públicas y el espacio público. La dimensión global de la comunicación. La comunicación espacial: las telecomunicaciones. La cultura y ...

Religion and the Constitution.T.2

Establishment and fairness

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? Should pacifists be ...

Japón

constitución, parlamentarismo, Poder Judicial. Una mirada española

En este ensayo repasa la historia política y constitucional de Japón, país extremo-oriental que es, a juicio de muchos, el más occidental de todos; síntesis única de tradiciones milenarias, influencias extranjeras y esmero en la preservación de una idiosincrasia y cultural que han impreso carácter ...