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Author : B. P. Mahapatra
Publisher : Presses Université Laval
ISBN 13 : 9782763771861
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Constitutional languages written by B. P. Mahapatra and published by Presses Université Laval. This book was released on 1989 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sujit Choudhry and Erin C. Houlihan
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
ISBN 13 : 9176714128
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Official Language Designation written by Sujit Choudhry and Erin C. Houlihan and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern constitutions typically contain a variety of provisions on language. They may designate one or more official languages, each with a different kind of legal status. Constitutions may also create language rights, usually held by minority-language speakers, granting groups and individuals the right to communicate with, and receive services from, the government in their native tongue. In systems of multi-level governance, constitutions may vest the authority to designate official language(s) for each order of government. This Primer addresses the role of language in constitutional design, and the key considerations, implications and potential challenges that arise in multilingual states. It discusses the range of claims around language as a constitutional issue, and the potential consequences of successfully addressing these claims—or failing to do so.
Author : András Jakab
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316531368
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)
Download or read book European Constitutional Language written by András Jakab and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the task of constitutional theory is to set out a language in which the discourse of constitutional law may be grounded, a question of the utmost importance is how this terminology is created, defined and interpreted. In this groundbreaking new work, András Jakab maps out and analyses the grammar and vocabulary on which the core European traditions of constitutional theory are based. He suggests understanding key constitutional concepts as responses to historical and present day challenges experienced by European societies. Drawing together a great and diverse range of literature, much of which has never before been touched upon by scholarship in the English language, Jakab reconceptualises and argues for a new understanding of European constitutional law discourse. In so doing he shines new light on what constitutes its distinctively European nature. This remarkable book is essential reading for all scholars and students of constitutional theory in Europe and beyond.
Author : Eduardo D. Faingold
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498571379
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)
Download or read book Language Rights and the Law in the United States and Its Territories written by Eduardo D. Faingold and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the language policies that result from the promulgation of linguistic rights in the constitutions and statutes of the United States and its territories. The United States is a nation in which speakers of minority languages were conquered or incorporated and the languages spoken by them were suppressed or neglected. Since the 1960’s, the United States and its territories have seen a resurgence of claims for language recognition by minority groups representing a considerable population (Spanish in Puerto Rico and the Southwestern states, Chamorro in Guam, Chamorro and Carolinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, and Samoan in American Samoa). Also, the book studies recent developments regarding the status and use of English in the United States and some of its territories. For example, studying the effects of legal, social, educational, and political contexts on the Spanish language in the Southwestern states, and Pacific languages (Chamorro, Carolinian, and Samoan) in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, reveals that English continues to be used as the main language of communication in all these places despite continuous efforts to protect the rights of indigenous languages by their native populations. For these reasons, it is important to compare the linguistic laws promulgated in the constitutions and statutes of the United States and its territories, or the lack thereof, as a response to the demands for linguistic rights by sectors of the population who do not speak English as a first language or who may seek to maintain the use of one or more indigenous languages. The book offers insights to those in charge of drafting legislation in the area of language rights. It shows how the United States and its territories could recognize and accommodate linguistic diversity.
Author : Sujit Choudhry
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199535418
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Constitutional Design for Divided Societies written by Sujit Choudhry and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How should constitutions respond to the challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences? In this volume, leading scholars of constitutional law, comparative politics and political theory address this debate at a conceptual level, as well as through numerous country case-studies.
Author : Mark Tushnet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135100195
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law written by Mark Tushnet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law is an advanced level reference work which surveys the current state of constitutional law. Featuring new, specially commissioned papers by a range of leading scholars from around the world, it offers a comprehensive overview of the field as well as identifying promising avenues for future research. The book presents the key issues in constitutional law thematically allowing for a truly comparative approach to the subject. It also pays particular attention to constitutional design, identifying and evaluating various solutions to the challenges involved in constitutional architecture. The book is split into four parts for ease of reference: Part One: General issues "sets issues of constitutional law firmly in context including topics such as the making of constitutions, the impact of religion and culture on constitutions, and the relationship between international law and domestic constitutions. Part Two: Structures presents different approaches in regard to institutions or state organization and structural concepts such as emergency powers and electoral systems Part Three: Rights covers the key rights often enshrined in constitutions Part Four: New Challenges - explores issues of importance such as migration and refugees, sovereignty under pressure from globalization, Supranational Organizations and their role in creating post-conflict constitutions, and new technological challenges. Providing up-to-date and authoritative articles covering all the key aspects of constitutional law, this reference work is essential reading for advanced students, scholars and practitioners in the field.
Author : Kevin Aquilina
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041195610
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Constitutional Law in Malta written by Kevin Aquilina and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this very useful analysis of constitutional law in Malta provides essential information on the country’s sources of constitutional law, its form of government, and its administrative structure. Lawyers who handle transnational matters will appreciate the clarifications of particular terminology and its application. Throughout the book, the treatment emphasizes the specific points at which constitutional law affects the interpretation of legal rules and procedure. Thorough coverage by a local expert fully describes the political system, the historical background, the role of treaties, legislation, jurisprudence, and administrative regulations. The discussion of the form and structure of government outlines its legal status, the jurisdiction and workings of the central state organs, the subdivisions of the state, its decentralized authorities, and concepts of citizenship. Special issues include the legal position of aliens, foreign relations, taxing and spending powers, emergency laws, the power of the military, and the constitutional relationship between church and state. Details are presented in such a way that readers who are unfamiliar with specific terms and concepts in varying contexts will fully grasp their meaning and significance. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable time-saving tool for both practising and academic jurists. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Malta will welcome this guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative constitutional law.
Author : Solomon A. Dersso
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004205357
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Taking Ethno-Cultural Diversity Seriously in Constitutional Design written by Solomon A. Dersso and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a legal and multidisciplinary approach towards empirical and prescriptive analysis of contemporary minority rights standards, this book defends and elaborates a robust minority rights framework for articulating a constitutional design responsive to the claims of ethno-cultural groups in Africa.
Author : Rassie Malherbe
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041187642
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Sub National Constitutional Law in South Africa written by Rassie Malherbe and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this very useful analysis of Sub- National constitutional law in South Africa provides essential information on the country’s sources of constitutional law, its form of government, and its administrative structure. Lawyers who handle transnational matters will appreciate the clarifications of particular terminology and its application. Throughout the book, the treatment emphasizes the specific points at which constitutional law affects the interpretation of legal rules and procedure. Thorough coverage by a local expert fully describes the political system, the historical background, the role of treaties, legislation, jurisprudence, and administrative regulations. The discussion of the form and structure of government outlines its legal status, the jurisdiction and workings of the central state organs, the subdivisions of the state, its decentralized authorities, and concepts of citizenship. Special issues include the legal position of aliens, foreign relations, taxing and spending powers, emergency laws, the power of the military, and the constitutional relationship between church and state. Details are presented in such a way that readers who are unfamiliar with specific terms and concepts in varying contexts will fully grasp their meaning and significance. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable time-saving tool for both practising and academic jurists. Lawyers representing parties with interests in South Africa will welcome this guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative constitutional law.
Author : Laura Cahillane
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403529210
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Constitutional Law in Ireland written by Laura Cahillane and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this very useful analysis of constitutional law in Ireland provides essential information on the country’s sources of constitutional law, its form of government, and its administrative structure. Lawyers who handle transnational matters will appreciate the clarifications of particular terminology and its application. Throughout the book, the treatment emphasizes the specific points at which constitutional law affects the interpretation of legal rules and procedure. Thorough coverage by a local expert fully describes the political system, the historical background, the role of treaties, legislation, jurisprudence, and administrative regulations. The discussion of the form and structure of government outlines its legal status, the jurisdiction and workings of the central state organs, the subdivisions of the state, its decentralized authorities, and concepts of citizenship. Special issues include the legal position of aliens, foreign relations, taxing and spending powers, emergency laws, the power of the military, and the constitutional relationship between church and state. Details are presented in such a way that readers who are unfamiliar with specific terms and concepts in varying contexts will fully grasp their meaning and significance. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable time-saving tool for both practising and academic jurists. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Ireland will welcome this guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative constitutional law.
Author : Michael Forde
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784518743
Total Pages : 1098 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (845 download)
Download or read book Constitutional Law of Ireland written by Michael Forde and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally written for the fiftieth anniversary of the Constitution of Ireland, this book is an account of how the Constitution's requirements have been implemented by the legislature and interpreted by the courts. In this way it provides an integrated and contextual account of constitutional law in Ireland. It goes as far as to place it in context of some foreign constitutions, especially the Constitutions of the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as indeed the Irish courts refer frequently to other countries for guidance in interpreting the Constitution. The book largely falls into four parts. The first few chapters are introductory and cover the drafting and adoption of the Constitution, some features of the State and its citizens, and the judicial review of laws. The next few chapters deal with the various institutions of government and with the activities of the State in the international arena and in relation to fiscal matters. Then following on from this there are a number of chapters which consider what may be termed the various civil liberties and rights. There is a final brief section, towards the end of the book which deals with the various legal breaches of the Constitution. This new edition has been extensively rewritten to account for the enormous to take into account the tumultuous changes in Irish Constitutional Law in the intervening years. Challenges to articles, referenda, new legislation, and cases are all judicially considered. Michael Forde and David Leonard offer the reader everything they need to know on this complex subject.
Author : Francesco Biagi
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900443531X
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Comparative Constitutional History written by Francesco Biagi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While comparative constitutional law is a well-established field, less attention has been paid so far to the comparative dimension of constitutional history. The present volume aims to address this shortcoming by bringing focus to comparative constitutional history.
Author : Jonathan Gienapp
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030028036X
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Against Constitutional Originalism written by Jonathan Gienapp and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed and compelling examination of how the legal theory of originalism ignores and distorts the very constitutional history from which it derives interpretive authority Constitutional originalism stakes law to history. The theory’s core tenet—that the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted according to its original meaning—has us decide questions of modern constitutional law by consulting the distant constitutional past. Yet originalist engagement with history is often deeply problematic. And now that a majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court champion originalism, the task of scrutinizing originalists’ use and abuse of history has never been more urgent. In this comprehensive and novel critique of originalism, Jonathan Gienapp targets originalists’ unspoken assumptions about the Constitution and its history. Originalists are committed to recovering the Constitution laid down at the American Founding, yet they often assume that the Constitution is fundamentally modern. Rather than recovering the original Constitution, they project their own understandings onto it, assuming that eighteenth-century constitutional thinking was no different than their own. They take for granted what it meant to write a constitution down, what law was, how it worked, and where it came from, and how a constitution’s meaning was fixed. In the process, they erase the Constitution that eighteenth-century Americans in fact created. By understanding how originalism fails, we can better understand the Constitution that we have.
Author : Thomas Bustamante
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319283715
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Democratizing Constitutional Law written by Thomas Bustamante and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume critically discusses the relationship between democracy and constitutionalism. It does so with a view to respond to objections raised by legal and political philosophers who are sceptical of judicial review based on the assumption that judicial review is an undemocratic institution. The book builds on earlier literature on the moral justification of the authority of constitutional courts, and on the current attempts to develop a system on “weak judicial review”. Although different in their approach, the chapters all focus on devising institutions, procedures and, in a more abstract way, normative conceptions to democratize constitutional law. These democratizing strategies may vary from a radical objection to the institution of judicial review, to a more modest proposal to justify the authority of constitutional courts in their “deliberative performance” or to create constitutional juries that may be more aware of a community’s constitutional morality than constitutional courts are. The book connects abstract theoretical discussions about the moral justification of constitutionalism with concrete problems, such as the relation between constitutional adjudication and deliberative democracy, the legitimacy of judicial review in international institutions, the need to create new institutions to democratize constitutionalism, the connections between philosophical conceptions and constitutional practices, the judicial review of constitutional amendments, and the criticism on strong judicial review.
Author : M.V.Pylee
Publisher : S. Chand Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788121922036
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Constitutional Government in India written by M.V.Pylee and published by S. Chand Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I : Introductorypart Ii : The Growth Of Constitutionalism In Indiapart Iii : Preamble, Territory And Citizenshippart Iv : Fundamental Rights And Directive Principlepart V : The Government Of The Unionpart Vi : The Machinery Of Government In The Statespart Vii : The Federal Systempart Viii :Miscellaneous Provisions
Author : Tom Ginsburg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009286048
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law written by Tom Ginsburg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-12 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling a gap in the fields of comparative law, religious studies, and political science, this is the first comprehensive account of Buddhism's complex entanglement with constitutional law, written by experts from across Asia and beyond.
Author : John E. Finn
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700619623
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Peopling the Constitution written by John E. Finn and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U. S. Constitution begins with the soaring words “We the People,” but we, the people, have little to do with the document as most of us have come to know it. When most people think of the constitution they think of it as a legal instrument, the province of judges and lawyers, who alone possess the expertise and knowledge necessary to discern its elusive and complex meaning. This book outlines a very different view of the Constitution as a moral and philosophical statement about who we are as a nation. This “Civic Constitution” constitutes us as a civic body politic, transforming “the people” into a singular political entity. Juxtaposing this view with the legal model, the “Juridic Constitution,” John E. Finn offers a comprehensive account of the Civic Constitution as a public affirmation of the shared principles of national self-identity, and as a particular vision of political community in which we the people play a significant and ongoing role in achieving a constitutional way of life. The Civic Constitution is the constitution of dialogical engagement, of contested meanings, of political principles, of education, of conversation. Peopling the Constitution seeks nothing less than a new interpretation of the American constitutional project in an effort to revive a robust understanding of citizenship. It considers the entire constitutional project, from its founding and maintenance to its failure, with insights into topics ranging from the practice of deliberative democracy and the meaning of citizenship, to constitutional fidelity, civic virtue, the separation of powers, federalism, and constitutional interpretation. The Civic Constitution, in Finn’s telling, is primarily a political project requiring an active, engaged, and most importantly, constitutionally educated citizenry committed to the civic virtues of civility and tending. When we as citizens are unwilling or unable to tend to and sustain the Constitution, and when constitutional questions reduce to legal questions and obscure civic interests, constitutional rot results. And in post-9/11 America, Finn argues, constitutional rot has begun to set in. With its multi-dimensional vision of constitutional governance, Finn's book stands as a corrective to accounts that locate the Constitution in and conceive it essentially as a legal instrument, making a powerful and impassioned argument for restoring the people to their rightful place in the politics and practice of the Constitution.
