"The First Amendment is perhaps the most important—and most debated—amendment in the US Constitution. It establishes freedom of speech, as well as that of religion, the press, peaceable assembly and the right to petition the government. But how has the interpretation of this ame…
"There are many challenges that national and supranational judges have to face when fulfilling their roles as guardians of constitutionalism and human rights. This book brings together academics and judges from different jurisdictions in an endeavour to uncover the intricacies o…
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The American Experiment in Historical Context -- 2 The Theology and Politics of the Religion Clauses -- 3 The Essential Rights and Liberties of Religion -- 4 Forging the First Amendmen…
"This is the story of how democracy became entrenched in the world's largest Muslim-majority country"-- "After the fall of its authoritarian regime in 1998, Indonesia pursued an unusual course of democratization. It was insider-dominated and gradualist, and it involved free ele…
"Faire comprendre la Ve République en conjuguant récit enlevé et analyse politique et institutionnelle, tel est le pari relevé avec maestria par Philippe Raynaud dans cette synthèse originale, indispensable à lire à la veille de la prochaine élection présidentielle. Décryptant l…
'The Evolution of a Constitution' casts light upon the British constitution of today by means of an in-depth consideration of eight key moments in British constitutional history.
"Can constitutional amendments be unconstitutional? The problem of 'unconstitutional constitutional amendments' has become one of the most widely debated issues in comparative constitutional theory, constitutional design, and constitutional adjudication. This book describes and …
"What does it mean to say that it is 'we the people' who 'ordain and establish' a constitution? Who are those sovereign people, and how can they do so? Interweaving history and theory, constitutional scholar Chaihark Hahm and political theorist Sung Ho Kim attempt to answer thes…
