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Constitutions, Courts, and History : Historical Narratives in Constitutional Adjudication /

Emphasizes the role history and historical narratives play in constitutional adjudication. Uitz provocatively draws attention to the often-tense relationship between the constitution and historical precedence highlighting the interpretive and normative nature of the law. Her work seeks to understand...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Uitz, Renáta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Central European University Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Constitutional adjudication haunted by indeterminacy
  • Historical narratives in constitutional reasoning : intuitions and myths revisited
  • An overview of arguments used in constitutional adjudication
  • The constitutional text in the light of history
  • Behind historical narratives : the promise of continuity
  • The fruits of reconciliation : a bittersweet harvest.