Against the new constitutionalism / Tamas Gyorfi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Győrfi, Tamás, author.

Series:

Elgar monographs in constitutional and administrative law.

Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Ever since the Second World War, a new constitutional model has emerged worldwide that gives a pivotal role to judges. Against the New Constitutionalism challenges this reigning paradigm and develops a distinctively liberal defence of political constitutionalism. The author concludes that, in consolidated democracies, strong constitutional review cannot be justified and argues for the primacy of the legislature primarily on epistemic - as opposed to procedural - grounds. The author also considers whether the minimalist judicial review of Nordic countries is more in line with the best justification of the institution than the Commonwealth model that occupies a central place in contemporary constitutional scholarship. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of constitutional law. It will also be of use to constitutional and political theorists, as well as comparative and public lawyers, looking for a solution to the issues surrounding constitutional review.--Provided by publisher

Contents:

1. The new constitutionalism

2. Political principles

3. From principles to institutions

4. Constitutional interpretation

5. A theory of weak judicial review

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-301-0