Rights-based constitutional review : constitutional courts in a changing landscape / edited by John Bell, Marie-Luce Paris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bell, John, 1953- editor.

Paris, Marie-Luce, editor.

Society of Legal Scholars. Annual Seminar (2013 : Dublin)

Series:

Studies in comparative law and legal culture.

Studies in Comparative Law and Legal Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional courts.

Judicial review.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (462 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Constitutional review has become an essential feature of modern liberal democratic constitutionalism. In particular, constitutional review in the context of rights litigation has proved to be most challenging for the courts. By offering in-depth analyses on changes affecting constitutional design and constitutional adjudication, while also engaging with general theories of comparative constitutionalism, this book seeks to provide a heightened understanding of the constitutional and political responses to the issue of adaptability and endurance of rights-based constitutional review. Providing s

Contents:

Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; Journal abbreviations; Setting the scene: elements of constitutional theory and methodology of the research; PART I Bill of rights and acts of incorporation: US exceptionalism and adaptation of the parliamentary model; 1. The United States of America; 2. The United Kingdom; 3. Ireland; 4. Australia; 5. Finland; PART II Constitutional courts and constitutional reforms: specific European experiences towards an evolution of the Kelsenian model; 6. Italy; 7. Spain; 8. France; 9. Belgium; 10. Hungary

PART III Conclusion11. Comparative law and fundamental rights; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78471-761-4