The defence of constitutionalism : the Czech question in post-national Europe / Jiri Priban.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Přibáň, Jiří, 1967- author.

Series:

Vaclav Havel series.

Vaclav Havel series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--European Union countries.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Karolinum Press, [2017]

Summary:

More than a century after the publication of Czech politician Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk's study The Czech Question, Czech politics-instead of the nation's historical struggle for survival and independence-has become a pragmatic question of democratic constitutionalism and civility. Originally published in major Czech newspapers, these essays on contemporary European politics demonstrate that this new understanding involves both technical questions of power making and critical questions of its meaning. Democracy, P?ibá? shows, is the process of permanent self-correction. It possesses both the capacity to respond to unexpected problems and crises and intrinsic tensions between principled arguments and everyday administrative processes. Defending constitutionalism, therefore, draws on principles of civil rights and freedoms, limited government, and representative democracy, the validity and persuasive force of which are at stake not only in the Czech Republic, but also in the post-national European Union and our global society at large.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9788024638249

802463824X

OCLC:

1148901099