La protection des libertés fondamentales par la procédure du référé- liberté

étude de l'article L 521-2 du Code de Justice Administrative

Le référé-liberté fondamentale est une procédure entièrement nouvelle introduite en droit du contentieux administratif par la loi n° 2000-597 du 30 juin 2000. Très vite, la mise en place de ce mécanisme original de protection des libertés fondamentales a rencontré un vif succès auprès des ...

La controverse sur "le gardien de la Constitution" et la justice cinstitutionnelle = Der weimarar streit um den hünter der Verfassung und die verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit

Kelsen contre Schmitt = Kelsen gegen Schmitt

En 1931, à une époque où la République de Weimar subit une sévère crise non seulement économique mais aussi politique, Carl Schmitt publie un essai Le gardien de la Constitution - non encore traduit en français - dans lequel il voit dans le Président du Reich la ...

Constitucionalismo y separación de poderes

The British Constitution

In the latter part of the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British constitution as it had developed during Queen Victoria's reign. He argued that the late Victorian constitution was not at all what people thought it was. Anthony King ...

La giustizia costituzionale

La materia di giustizia costituzionale è ormai oggetto di esami universitari ad hoc. Per questo scopo nasce quest'opera che presenta la materia con completezza e in un linguaggio accessibile e semplice. Si qualifica per offrire una rilettura anche storica e giurisprudenziale della materia senza ...

Manuale di Diritto costituzionale

Si tratta della IV edizione di questo volume. E' stato aggiornato a tutte le ultime modifiche, resta un testo agile e chiaro. Le modifiche più importanti atengono soprattutto alle Autonomie locali e alla parte di diritto comunitario. Il testo è ampiamente emendato, aggiornato, ampliato.

Collected works of James Wilson

This two-volume set brings together a collection of writings and speeches of James Wilson. Wilson was one of only six signers of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, and his writings and speeches had a significant impact on the deliberations that ...

Droit constitutionnel

Publié pour la première fois en poche, ce manuel de Droit constitutionnel est déjà devenu un ouvrage de référence et d'introduction destiné aux étudiants, débutants et confirmés, aux enseignants, aux politistes ainsi qu'au public soucieux de comprendre les enjeux du droit constitutionnel. A ...

Costituzione e regolazione

interessi, norme e regole sullo sfruttamento delle risorse naturali

La riforma costituzionale del 2001, imperfetta e spesso problematica se letta insieme alla precedente "riforma Bassanini", è stata interpretata dalla Corte costituzionale con un vigore e una frequenza senza precedenti. Ciò apre un'ampia prospettiva di lavoro per la scienza e per il diritto costituzionale ...

The Magna Carta Manifesto

liberties and commons for all

This remarkable book shines a fierce light on the current state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are being abridged. In providing a ...

The first amendment

the free exercise of religion clause. Its constitutional history and the contemporary debate

'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...' - From the First Amendment. Religious freedom is often designated as America's 'first freedom', and securing religious freedom as a constitutional right is one of our nation's greatest ...

Active liberty

interpreting a democratic Constitution

What role should courts play in a modern democracy? How should fundamental provisions of a democratic constitution be interpreted? These questions have divided constitutional theorists and those responsible for interpreting and applying constitutional law including, notoriously, the current U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Breyer is ...

Constitutionalizing economic globalization

investment rules and democracy's promise

Are foreign investors the privileged citizens of a new constitutional order that guarantees rates of return on investment interests? Schneiderman explores the linkages between a new investment rules regime and state constitutions - between a constitution-like regime for the protection of foreign investment and the constitutional ...

Essai sur la fondamentalisation du Droit des affaires

Les droits fondamentaux, consacrés notamment dans la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme, exercent une influence croissante sur le droit des affaires. Un mouvement de fondamentalisation de cette matière s'observe donc et mérite l'attention. Il doit reposer avant tout sur la mise ...

A people's history of the Supreme Court

the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our constitution

Now updated with recent cases regarding the Ten Commandments and recent changes to the bench, this volume offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land and focuses on controversial rulings on racial segregation, free speech, and school prayer.

The persons case

the origins and legacy of the fight for legal personhood

On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, Englanda??s reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled in the Persons case that women were eligible for appointment to Canadaa??s Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women ...

Il Diritto costituzionale tra principi di libertà e istituzioni

Raccoglie importanti contributi dell'Autore sulle più importanti tematiche del diritto costituzionale. Ne risulta quindi un ideale testo di approfondimento ed insieme esemplificativo della materia di diritto costituzionale.

The power of precedent

The role that precedent plays in constitutional decisionmaking is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics. The debate rages over both empirical and normative aspects of the issue: To what extent are the Supreme Court, Congress, and the executive branch constrained ...

Stato di Diritto e democrazia nella costituzione del Liechtenstein

SOMMARIO:Apertura dei lavori (Alessandra Briganti). # Introduzione (Agostino Carrino). # Presentazione (Hans Adam II). # Relazioni: Forma di governo parlamentare e democrazia nella Costituzione del Liechtenstein (Claudio Rossano). # Possibilità e limiti del mutamento costituzionale (Günther Winkler). # Il Liechtenstein, Monaco e il Consiglio d#Europa (Georg Ress). # La ...

Religion and the Constitution. Vol. 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 students in public schools be allowed to organize devotional Bible readings and prayers on ...