How constitutions change a comparative study edited by Dawn Oliver and Carlo Fusaro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oliver, Dawn, editor.

Fusaro, Carlo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Constitutional history.

Constitutional amendments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Portland, Oregon Hart Publishing 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This set of essays explores how constitutions change and are changed in a number of countries, and how the 'constitution' of the EU changes and is changed. For a range of reasons, including internal and external pressures, the constitutional arrangements in many countries are changing. Constitutional change may be formal, involving amendments to the texts of Constitutions or the passage of legislation of a clearly constitutional kind, or informal and organic, as where court decisions affect the operation of the system of government, or where new administrative and other arrangements (eg agencification) affect or articulate or alter the operation of the constitution of the country, without the need to resort to formal change. The countries in this study include, from the EU, a common law country, a Nordic one, a former communist state, several civil law systems, parliamentary systems and a hybrid one (France). Chapters on non EU countries include two on developing countries (India and South Africa), two on common law countries without entrenched written constitutions (Israel and New Zealand), a presidential system (the USA) and three federal ones (Switzerland, the USA and Canada). In the last two chapters the editors conduct a detailed comparative analysis of the jurisdiction-based chapters and explore the question whether any overarching theory or theories about constitutional change in liberal democracies emerge from the study"--Provided by publisher

This set of essays explores how constitutions change and are changed in a number of countries, and how the 'constitution' of the EU changes and is changed. For a range of reasons, including internal and external pressures, the constitutional arrangements in many countries are changing. Constitutional change may be formal, involving amendments to the texts of Constitutions or the passage of legislation of a clearly constitutional kind, or informal and organic, as where court decisions affect the operation of the system of government, or where new administrative and other arrangements (eg agencification) affect or articulate or alter the operation of the constitution of the country, without the need to resort to formal change. The countries in this study include, from the EU, a common law country, a Nordic one, a former communist state, several civil law systems, parliamentary systems and a hybrid one (France). Chapters on non EU countries include two on developing countries (India and South Africa), two on common law countries without entrenched written constitutions (Israel and New Zealand), a presidential system (the USA) and three federal ones (Switzerland, the USA and Canada). In the last two chapters the editors conduct a detailed comparative analysis of the jurisdiction-based chapters and explore the question whether any overarching theory or theories about constitutional change in liberal democracies emerge from the study

Contents:

Changing constitutions / Carlo Fusaro and Dawn Oliver

Canada / Tsvi Kahana

The Czech Republic / Maxim Tomoszek

The European Union / Renaud Dehousse

Finland / Markku Suksi

France / Sophie Boyron

Germany / Jens Woelk

India / Mahendra Pal Singh

Israel / Suzie Navot

Italy / Carlo Fusaro

New Zealand / Paul Rishworth

Republic of South Africa / Hugh Corder

Spain / Ascension Elvira

Switzerland / Giovanni Biaggini

The United Kingdom / Dawn Oliver

The United States of America / Stephen M. Griffin

Changing constitutions : comparative analysis / Dawn Oliver and Carlo Fusaro

Towards a theory of constitutional change / Carlo Fusaro and Dawn Oliver

Annex. Jurisdiction-based chart

Part I

1. Changing Constitutions

Carlo Fusaro and Dawn Oliver

Part II

2. Canada

Tsvi Kahana

3. The Czech Republic

Maxim Tomoszek

4. The European Union

Renaud Dehousse

5. Finland

Markku Suksi

6. France

Sophie Boyron

7. Germany

Jens Woelk

8. India

Mahendra Pal Singh

9. Israel

Suzie Navot

10. Italy

Carlo Fusaro

11. New Zealand

Paul Rishworth

12. Republic of South Africa

Hugh Corder

13. Spain

Ascensión Elvira

14. Switzerland

Giovanni Biaggini

15. The United Kingdom

Dawn Oliver

16. The United States of America

Stephen M Griffin

Part III

17. Changing Constitutions: Comparative Analysis

Dawn Oliver and Carlo Fusaro

18. Towards a Theory of Constitutional Change

Annex: Jurisdiction-based Chart

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9786613395795

9781472560988

1472560981

9781283395793

1283395797

9781847316684

1847316689

OCLC:

772000604