Constitutions Compared: An Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law (Second Edition) (79) (Ius Commune Europaeum)

Heringa, Aalt Willem

ISBN 10: 9050959555 / ISBN 13: 9789050959551

Published by Intersentia, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constitutions Compared: An Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law (Second Edition) (79) (Ius Commune Europaeum)
• Publisher: Intersentia
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9050959555
• ISBN 13: 9789050959551
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This updated and expanded second edition of the successful Constitutions Compared handbook provides a user-friendly introduction to comparative constitutional law. The book covers the constitutional systems of the US, the UK, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. It is a helpful guide for students who are exploring comparative constitutional law, and it is a useful foundation for more advanced graduate-level courses. The book's comparative approach is thematic. For each area of constitutional law, a general introduction and a comparative overview is provided, which is then followed by more detailed country chapters on that specific area. The themes addressed are: origins and main features of constitutions * federalism, unitarism, and decentralization * parliaments and lawmaking * governments, their parliaments, and their heads of state * judicial review and human rights. In addition, the book discusses the constitutional impact of the EU, the system of human-rights protection under the European Convention on Human Rights, and the interaction between the EU, European human rights, and national constitutions. The book includes a table giving an overview of the systems discussed, a glossary, and an expanded selection of freshly translated, important provisions from national constitutions and international treaties.

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This updated and expanded second edition of the successful Constitutions Compared handbook provides a user-friendly introduction to comparative constitutional law. The book covers the constitutional systems of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Netherlands. It is intended as a helpful guide for students who are for the first time exploring comparative constitutional law, and as a foundation for more advanced graduate-level courses.

The book’s comparative approach is thematic. For each area of constitutional law, a general introduction and a comparative overview is provided, which is then followed by more detailed country chapters on that specific area. The themes addressed are:

• Origins and main features of constitutions;

• Federalism, unitarism and decentralization;

• Parliaments and law-making;

• Governments, their parliaments and their heads of state;

• Judicial review and human rights.

In addition, the book discusses the constitutional impact of the European Union, the system of human rights protection under the European Convention on Human Rights, and the interaction between the EU, European human rights and national constitutions.

The book includes a table giving an overview of the systems discussed, a glossary, and an expanded selection of freshly translated important provisions from national constitutions and international treaties.