Political Science : Constitutions

Le droit constitutionnel a souvent été considéré comme un « enseignement impossible », une « science encyclopédique », voire une « hydre à mille têtes ». Le......

This book explores two basic questions regarding constitutional theory. First, in view of a commitment to democratic self-rule and widespread disagreement on......

Gerald Neuman discusses in historical and contemporary terms the repeated efforts of U.S. insiders to claim the Constitution as their exclusive property and ......

"Anyone who wishes to speak intelligently about what the framers intented in 1787 will have to confront . . . Jillson's roll call analysis of the Convention.......

"THE LIVING CONSTITUTION: A Unified Arrangement" is a unique study tool that incorporates the amendments into the body of the Constitution. The combined text......

Modern Power and Free Speech takes a socio-political approach to question the application of the First Amendment in cases dealing with the speech rights of d......

Now in paperback, a primer of essential writings about one of the cornerstones of our democracy by the original authors of the Constitution, edited by preemi......

In a trend that disturbs nationally known constitutional scholar George Anastaplo, law schools now place very little emphasis on the study of the United Stat......

The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courts struggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide, euthanasia, abortion, ......

If the United States Constitution were a zoo, and the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth amendments were a lion, a giraffe, and a panda bear, respectively, then T......

The essays in this volume - written by prominent philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars - address the basic purposes of constitutions and thei......

Who is sovereign in the United States? Is it the people themselves, or is it an elite determined to rule citizens who are seen as incapable of making choices......

In this volume, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of America's leading constitutional scholars to reflect on the meaning and significance of 'origina......

This book examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion." By taking seriously the parallel b......

The future of the U.S. Supreme Court hangs in the balance like never before. Will conservatives or liberals succeed in remaking the court in their own image?......

This book explains the different approaches to interpreting the Fourth Amendment that the Supreme Court has used throughout American history, concentrating o......

Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel?In Prosecution ......

A full history of constitutional change in Australia, this analysis examines the nation’s referendum record and explains why referendum approvals have ......

After the collapse of communism, some thirty countries scrambled to craft democratic constitutions. Surprisingly, the constitutional model they most often ch......