Constitutionalism beyond Liberalism - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107112753 ISBN 13: 9781107112759

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Constitutionalism beyond Liberalism bridges the gap between comparative constitutional law and constitutional theory. The volume uses the constitutional experience of countries in the global South - China, India, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia - to transcend the liberal conceptions of constitutionalism that currently dominate contemporary comparative constitutional discourse. The alternative conceptions examined include political constitutionalism, societal constitutionalism, state-based (Rousseau-ian) conceptions of constitutionalism, and geopolitical conceptions of constitutionalism. Through these examinations, the volume seeks to expand our appreciation of the human possibilities of constitutionalism, exploring constitutionalism not merely as a restriction on the powers of government, but also as a creating collective political and social possibilities in diverse geographical and historical settings.

About this title

Book Description:

This volume presents constitutional theory and constitutional practice outside the liberal tradition and beyond European and American experiences in selected countries in the global South - China, India, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia - to interrogate and expand our understanding of the possibilities of constitutionalism as a human phenomenon.

About the Author:

Michael W. Dowdle is an Assistant Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore. His research interests are in comparative public law - in particular, public law and constitutionalism - as it manifests outside of the countries of the North Atlantic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1107112753
• ISBN 13: 9781107112759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Dowdle Michael W., Wilkinson Michael A.