Constitutionalism and Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Constitutionalism and Democracy write by Richard Bellamy. This book was released on 2017-07-05. Constitutionalism and Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Constitutionalism and democracy have been interpreted as both intimately related and intrinsically opposed. On the one hand constitutions are said to set out the rules of the democratic game, on the other as constraining the power of the demos and their representatives to rule themselves - including by reforming the very processes of democracy itself. Meanwhile, constitutionalists themselves differ on how far any constitution derives its authority from, and should itself be subject to democratic endorsement and interpretation. They also dispute whether constitutions should refer solely to democratic processes, or also define and limit democratic goals. Each of these positions produces a different view of judicial review, the content and advisability of a Bill of Rights and the nature of constitutional politics. These differences are not simply academic positions, but are reflected in the different types of constitutional democracy found in the United States, continental Europe, Britain and many commonwealth countries. The selected essays explore these issues from the perspectives of law, philosophy and political science. A detailed and informative introduction sets them in the context of contemporary debates about constitutionalism.
Constitutional Democracy
Constitutional Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Constitutional Democracy write by J nos Kis. This book was released on 2003-01-01. Constitutional Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Janos Kis outlines a new theory of constitutional democracy. Addresses the widely held belief that liberal democracy embodies an uneasy compromise of incompatible values: those of liberal rights on the one hand, and democratic equality on the other. Liberalism is said to compromise democracy, while democracy is said to endanger the values of liberalism.
Constitutional Democracy
Constitutional Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Constitutional Democracy write by Walter F. Murphy. This book was released on 2007. Constitutional Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Publisher Description
Democracy and Constitutions
Democracy and Constitutions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democracy and Constitutions write by Allan C. Hutchinson. This book was released on 2021. Democracy and Constitutions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bold and unconventional, this book advocates for an institutional turn-about in the relationship between democracy and constitutionalism.
How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
How to Save a Constitutional Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Save a Constitutional Democracy write by Tom Ginsburg. This book was released on 2018-10-05. How to Save a Constitutional Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump has seemed decisive turning point for many. What kind of president intimidates jurors, calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” and seeks foreign assistance investigating domestic political rivals? Whatever one thinks of President Trump, many think the Constitution will safeguard us from lasting damage. But is that assumption justified? How to Save a Constitutional Democracy mounts an urgent argument that we can no longer afford to be complacent. Drawing on a rich array of other countries’ experiences with democratic backsliding, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can both hinder and hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—often fail as bulwarks against democratic decline. The sobering reality for the United States, Ginsburg and Huq contend, is that the Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had unforeseen consequence—leaving the presidency weakly regulated and empowering the Supreme Court conjure up doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit rights violations. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language banned in many other democracies. We—and the rest of the world—can do better. The authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk of democratic decline.
