"This book explores and explains how and why the idea of unconstitutional constitutional amendment informs a range of political activities through diverse forums and by various social and political actors in both formal and informal constitutional amendment processes in Asia. Th…
"This book explores and explains how and why the idea of unconstitutional constitutional amendment informs a range of political activities through diverse forums and by various social and political actors in both formal and informal constitutional amendment processes in Asia. Th…
Primera Parte. El derecho penal.-- 2. Las normas jurídico-penales.- 3. La función del Derecho penal.- 4. Los límites del Ius Puniendi.-- Segunda Parte. El delito.- 5. La teoría del delito.- 6. El comportamiento humano (la acción).- 7. Ausencia de comportamiento humano.- 8. Estru…
Publisher Fact Sheet Aleading scholar of constitutional law delivers an incisive & brilliant new account of the Bill of Rights & explodes conventional wisdom about our most basic charter of liberty. Akhil Reed Amar not only illuminates the text, structure, & history of the 1789 …
A professor of Constitutional law analyzes the history and meaning of each clause of the original Bill of Rights and shows how a later generation of abolitionists profoundly changed the Bill into the one Americans know today.
Amar's landmark work invites citizens to a deeper understanding of their Bill of Rights and will set the basic terms of debate about it for modern lawyers, jurists, and historians for years to come. In our continuing battles over freedom of religion and expression, arms bearing,…
Amar's landmark work invites citizens to a deeper understanding of their Bill of Rights and will set the basic terms of debate about it for modern lawyers, jurists, and historians for years to come. In our continuing battles over freedom of religion and expression, arms bearing,…
"The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what may well be the most honored and least understood addendum to the US Constitution--the First Amendment. Floyd Abrams, a noted lawyer and award-winning legal scholar sp…
The constitutional referendum has become a vital feature of modern constitution-making and reform. This book provides an analysis of the theoretical foundations of constitutional referendums, assessing their democratic credentials and the design decisions that affect the value a…