Comparative studies examine the constitutional design and actual operation of governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Contributors analyze the structures and workings of legislative, executive, and judicial institutions in each sphere of government. They also explore how the federal nature of the polity affects those institutions and how the institutions in turn affect federalism. The book concludes with reflections on possible future trends. Contributors include Rajeev Dhavan (India), John Dinan...
Comparative studies examine the constitutional design and actual operation of governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Ni...
Comparative studies examine the constitutional design and actual operation of governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Contributors analyze the structures and workings of legislative, executive, and judicial institutions in each sphere of government. They also explore how the federal nature of the polity affects those institutions and how the institutions in turn affect federalism. The book concludes with reflections on possible future trends. Contributors include Rajeev Dhavan (India), John Dinan...
Comparative studies examine the constitutional design and actual operation of governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Ni...
Consistent with the aims of the Constitutional Systems of the World series, this book canvasses the Australian constitutional system in a way that explains its form and operation, provides a critical evaluation of it, and conveys a sense of the contemporary national debate. The chapters deal with: the foundations of Australian constitutionalism * its history from the time of European settlement * the nature of the Australian Constitutions * the framework for judicial review * the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government * federalism * multi-level government * rights...
Consistent with the aims of the Constitutional Systems of the World series, this book canvasses the Australian constitutional system in a way that exp...
The Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law is an advanced level reference work which surveys the current state of constitutional law. Featuring new, specially commissioned papers by a range of leading scholars from around the world, it offers a comprehensive overview of the field as well as identifying promising avenues for future research. The book presents the key issues in constitutional law thematically allowing for a truly comparative approach to the subject. It also pays particular attention to constitutional design, identifying and evaluating various solutions to the challenges...
The Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law is an advanced level reference work which surveys the current state of constitutional law. Featuring n...
Now available in paperback The world appears to be globalising economically, technologically, and, to a halting extent, politically. This process of globalisation raises the possibility of an international legal framework, a possibility which has gained pressing relevance in the wake of the recent global economic crisis. But for any international legal framework to exist, normative agreement between countries with very different political, economic, cultural, and legal traditions becomes necessary. This work explores the possibility of such a normative agreement through the prism of national...
Now available in paperback The world appears to be globalising economically, technologically, and, to a halting extent, politically. This process of ...
Constitutional law provides the legal framework for the Australian political and legal systems, and thus touches almost every aspect of Australian life. The Handbook offers a critical analysis of some of the most significant aspects of Australian constitutional arrangements, setting them against the historical, legal, political, and social contexts in which Australia's constitutional system has developed. It takes care to highlight the distinctive features of the Australian constitutional system by placing the Australian system, where possible, in global perspective. The chapters...
Constitutional law provides the legal framework for the Australian political and legal systems, and thus touches almost every aspect of Australian lif...
