Constitutional preambles : a comparative analysis / Wim Voermans, Maarten Stremler, Paul Cliteur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voermans, W., 1961- author.

Stremler, Maarten, 1985- author.

Cliteur, P. B., author.

Series:

Elgar monographs in constitutional and administrative law.

Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Preambles (Law).

Constitutions.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

While their use and significance have increased in recent decades, constitutional preambles have received only scant attention in academic literature. This book presents a uniquely quantitative and qualitative analysis of all the preambles currently in force around the world and addresses fascinating questions concerning their occurrence, content, style, function and legal status. Studying preambles not only helps us understand the phenomenon itself, but also teaches us more about constitutions and constitutional systems in which they are situated. Constitutional Preambles illuminates the great variety that constitutional preambles display. The authors discuss the different styles, legal and non-legal functions, and content of the preambles, as well as analysing their use in the courts. This work also contains a carefully curated anthology of the world's preambles in English.

Contents:

Preambles : a stocktaking

The content of preambles

The language of preambles

The functions of preambles

Two prototypes : the US and France

Preambles from other states

By way of conclusion : the mystery and end of preambles.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78536-815-X