A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions: Social Foundations of the Post-National Legal Structure

ISBN-13: 9781108455992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 534 str.

Chris Thornhill

Opis

This book develops a unique sociological approach to the analysis of transnational legal norms. This title is also available as Open Access.

Recenzje

'Mining from rich comparative research, Thornhill shows how national law has been checked by jurisprudence invoking international law.' Hugues Rabault, Droit et Société

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The national political system and the classical constitutional formula; 2. Constitutional rights and the global political system; 3. The constitution of international law: a sociological approach; 4. The crisis of social inclusion and the paradox of the nation state; 5. Constitutional rights and the inclusion of the nation: systemic transformations I; 6. Constitutional rights and the inclusion of the nation: systemic transformations II; 7. The autonomy of the post-national legal structure: the auto-constituent constitution; Conclusion.