Constitutional Preambles: A Comparative Analysis (Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law) - Hardcover

Voermans, Wim; Stremler, Maarten; Cliteur, Paul

 
9781785368141: Constitutional Preambles: A Comparative Analysis (Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1785368141 ISBN 13: 9781785368141
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

While their use and significance have increased in recent decades, constitutional preambles have received only scant attention in academic literature. This book presents a uniquely quantitative and qualitative analysis of all the preambles currently in force around the world and addresses fascinating questions concerning their occurrence, content, style, function and legal status. Studying preambles not only helps us understand the phenomenon itself, but also teaches us more about constitutions and constitutional systems in which they are situated.

Constitutional Preambles illuminates the great variety that constitutional preambles display. The authors discuss the different styles, legal and non-legal functions, and content of the preambles, as well as analysing their use in the courts. This work also contains a carefully curated anthology of the world's preambles in English.

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About the Author

Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, Leiden Law School, Maarten Stremler, Maastricht University and Paul Cliteur, Professor of Jurisprudence, Leiden Law School, the Netherlands

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1785368141
ISBN 13 
9781785368141
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
320