Constitutional Courts : A Comparative Study Hardback
Edited by Andrew Harding, Peter Leyland
Part of the JCL Studies in Comparative Law series
Hardback
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This book contains an outstanding set of essays on constitutional courts.
In many nations constitutional justice can be identified as a central feature of contemporary constitutionalism.
Moreover, viewed from a comparative global perspective it is clear that constitutional justice as well as providing a special kind of dispute resolution, also has been turned to as a means of safeguarding conditions of liberal democracy.
What characteristics must such a court possess to undertake the tasks that confront them?
These contributions by providing an analysis of features such as constitutional context, jurisdictional scope, organisational features and interpretative techniques to give a selective snapshot of the legal characteristics and the operation of constitutional courts across the world.
The chapters by a team of leading international scholars include a general introduction and then focus on: Austria, Central and Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Francophone Africa, South Africa, Latin America, East Asia, Indonesia and Thailand.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:385 pages
- Publisher:Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
- Publication Date:01/12/2009
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- ISBN:9780854900633
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:385 pages
- Publisher:Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
- Publication Date:01/12/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780854900633
