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Due process of lawmaking : the United States, South Africa, Germany, and the European Union / Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University, Stefanie Egidy, Max-Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany, James Fowkes, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rose-Ackerman, Susan, author.
- Egidy, Stefanie, 1984- author.
- Fowkes, James, 1984- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Due process of law--United States.
- Due process of law.
- Legislation.
- United States.
- Legislation--United States.
- Legislation--South Africa.
- Legislation--Germany.
- Legislation--European Union countries.
- Constitutional law.
- European Union countries.
- Germany.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- With nuanced perspective and detailed case studies, Due Process of Lawmaking explores the law of lawmaking in the United States, South Africa, Germany, and the European Union. This comparative work deals broadly with public policymaking in the legislative and executive branches. It frames the inquiry through three principles of legitimacy: democracy, rights, and competence. Drawing on the insights of positive political economy, the authors explicate the ways in which courts uphold these principles in the different systems. Judicial review in the American presidential system suggests lessons for the parliamentary systems in Germany and South Africa, while the experience of parliamentary government yields potential insights into the reform of the American law of lawmaking. Taken together, the national experiences shed light on the special case of the EU. In dialogue with each other, the case studies demonstrate the interplay between constitutional principles and political imperatives under a range of different conditions.
- Contents:
- Political economy and constitutional law
- The United States
- South Africa
- Germany
- The European Union.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781107338845
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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