Constitution: government and the state Books

He, Breen and Allison-Reumann combine qualitative and quantitative research to compare the successes and failures of attempts at Federalism in Asian countries. A vital resource for scholars of political systems in Asia, and of federalism more broadly.

This book addresses recent changes in Central and Eastern Europe in order to critically consider the impact of illiberal conservatism on constitutionalism.

This second volume of ReConFort, published open access, addresses the decisive role of constitutional normativity, and focuses on discourses concerning the legal role of constitutional norms. Taken together with ReConFort I (National Sovereignty), it...

Political Change and Constitutionalism in Africa examines the complexities of government and obstacles facing constitutional democracy in transitional African societies.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of modern conceptualizations of justice in India. It analyses how these concepts relate to traditional theories of justice-in Marx, Ambedkar, Gandhi and Rawls as well as social realities in India.

Two dominant trends in today's world are hegemony and constitutionalism. The attitude of greater states or regional blocks, such as the US, Russia, China and the EU, represents hegemony. In parallel, constitutionalism is getting stronger through...

"Patriotism in Action: Celebrating Republic Day" is an insightful exploration into the heart of one of India's most significant national celebrations. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the historical, cultural, and contemporary aspects of...

Zum ersten Mal liegt für Amerika ein Index aller Staatsverfassungen, einschließlich aller Bundes- und Gliedstaaten, für den Zeitraum von 1850 bis zur Gegenwart vor. Der Band dokumentiert alle aktuellen und historischen Verfassungen samt ihrer Änderungen...

"The people, in a country that is not a democracy (and France cannot be), can only speak and act through their representatives" (Abbé Sieyès, 1789) I am not a "citizen" (a citizen is autonomous, he votes his own laws), I am only an "elector", a...

This work investigates the constitutional significance of the irregularities of parliamentary law-making and explores the role that courts play in the remedy of these flaws. It combines theoretical analysis with case-law-centered comparative research...

This volume examines the political ideas behind the construction of the presidency in the U.S. Constitution, as well as how these ideas were implemented by the nation's early presidents. The framers of the Constitution disagreed about the scope of the...

The Nebraska Constitution is one of the oldest state constitutions in the United States. But it is far from stagnant: the 1875 document has been amended 227 times. Some of those changes were dramatic (such as creating the unicameral legislature) while...

""Grundlagen Zur Deutschen Reichsverfassung (1848)"" ist ein historisches Buch von Karl David August Roder, das sich mit der deutschen Verfassung des Jahres 1848 befasst. Das Werk ist eine umfassende Analyse der politischen und rechtlichen Grundlagen...

This book questions the wide use of the majority voting rule in many constitutional courts to declare statutes unconstitutional, and argues that supermajority voting rules should be used instead. To declare statutes unconstitutional, it is argued that...

Why did the Constituent Assembly of India discard Mahatma Gandhi's concept of constitutional structure that gave prominence to villages, and prefer parliamentary democracy instead? Why did the self-sufficient and self-governing village of his dream not...

WE THE PEOPLE DO ORDAIN & ESTABLISH OUR EARTH AS THE LAND OF THE FREEAre you tired of seeing cycles of poverty and desperation? Worried about the future for yourself and generations to come? It's time to change the course of history.Emergent Freedom...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

*** PREMIUM FULL COLOR HARDCOVER ***The United States government is broken to the point where we can no longer have a single discussion without claiming partisan favoritism. Perspective does not matter because the entire political process has become a...

Constitution for a Free People presents all the tools needed to create a charter for freedom for any government: city, county, state, nation, or colony on the Moon or Mars.It is based on the original Constitution for the United States, with worthy...

In this analysis of the roots and objectives of Chinese economic and industrial policy, Mastel outlines the implications of China's rise for the world economy. He then proposes strategies to address the hazards this rise will pose as well as the...

The American presidency is the most powerful political office in the world. But this impressive statement serves only to raise a whole series of fundamental questions: What is the scope of presidential powers and what are its limits? Can the president...

Patterned on the Constitution of the United States of America, the Constitution of the Confederate States of America was written during February and March 1861 by a committee of twelve Southern political leaders, whose states had recently seceded from...

Washington in New York. The nation’s capital is in New York City, George Washington is president, and the competing policies of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison are threatening to divide the infant republic before it has a chance to prove...

A collection of essays on market socialism, originally published in Dissent between 1985 and 1993. Among other topics, they take issue with the traditional view that socialism means rejecting the use of markets to organise economic activities, and...

In the wake of the USSR's collapse, more than 25 million Russians found themselves living outside Russian territory, their status ambiguous. Equally uncertain is the role they will play as a factor in Russian politics, local politics and relations among...

This book examines the basic tenets of nation, nationalism and citizenship. It explores the relevance of the nation-state to human freedom and flourishing, as well as the concept of citizenship that it implies, in contrast to that of the ancient polis...

Secularism emerged in 17th-century Europe as an essential element of whatbecame the modern state. The separation of church and state that it entailedpaved the way for the democratic republics we take for granted today.Tolerance, as understood in the...

La Constituci������n de la Rep������blica de Colombia (1886) es un libro que contiene la carta magna que rige el funcionamiento del pa������s sudamericano desde su promulgaci������n en el siglo XIX. Esta obra es una pieza clave en la historia de...

The book ""Constitution Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts And The Rearrangement Thereof"" is a comprehensive guide to the Constitution of the state of Massachusetts. It was written by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1920 and provides an in-depth...

La Constituci������n Pol������tica de la Rep������blica de Costa Rica (1889) es un libro que contiene la ley fundamental que rige el pa������s centroamericano. Esta constituci������n fue promulgada en 1889 y es considerada una de las m�����s importantes...

""Hrvatski Ustav Ili Konstitucija Godine 1882 (1883)"" je knjiga koju je napisao Bogoslav ������ulek. Ova knjiga se bavi hrvatskim ustavom ili konstitucijom koja je donesena 1882. godine. U knjizi se nalazi detaljan opis ustava i njegovih odredbi, kao i...

"Adkins portrays a major turning point in the development of modern Florida and has done a great job of bringing to life so many of the people who achieved this massive rewrite of our constitution."--Talbot D'Alemberte, former president of the American...

The book ""Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States: Also, Address Of George Washington (1833)"" is a collection of important historical documents from the United States of America. It includes the Declaration of Independence, which...

""Cuestiones Constitucionales"" es un libro escrito por Manuel Augusto Montes de Oca en 1899. Este libro trata sobre temas relacionados con la Constituci������n, la ley suprema de un pa������s. El autor examina cuestiones como la organizaci������n del...

This book examines the extent to which the aggregation of power, in the relationship between the judiciary and the legislature, may have constrained dominant political actors' room for manoeuvre. Contributors elaborate a methodology to give a nuanced...

This book considers the use of impeachment in a global context. Leading scholars and experts give an insight into significant periods in the development of impeachment and its modern comparative use. It presents the definitive text on impeachment for...

As the 2020s began, protestors filled the streets, politicians clashed over how to respond to a global pandemic, and new scrutiny was placed on what rights US citizens should be afforded. Newly revised and expanded to address immigration, gay rights,...

Officers, Members, Constitution, and Rules of the University Club of Buffalo V2 (1898) is a historical record of the University Club of Buffalo, a private social club established in 1887 in Buffalo, New York. The book contains information about the...

Le livre ""Etude Sur Les Lois Constitutionnelles De 1875 (1882)"" de Lefebvre, Charles est une analyse approfondie des lois constitutionnelles de 1875 en France. L'auteur examine en d�����tail les diff�����rentes dispositions de ces lois et leur impact...

This book examines the many attempts over the last three decades to revise Japan's constitution. As the book shows, these attempts at revision have been relatively conservative, aiming to embed in the constitution visions of a different future for Japan...