Limiting government : an introduction to constitutionalism /
"Exploring the history and theory of constitutionalism in a comparative perspective this account is concerned not only with the mechanics of government, but more comprehensively with the organization of state-society relations. Drawing on some classic examples, such as the history and fundament...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés Hungarian |
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Budapest ; New York :
Central European University Press,
1999.
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Edition: | English ed. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword by Stephen Holmes
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The constitution as fear and acceptance
- Chapter 2. The taming of democracy
- Chapter 3. Dangerous liaisons: Checks and balances and the separation of powers
- Chaper 4. Parliamentarism and the legislative branch
- Chapter 5. The executive power
- Chapter 6. The rule-of-law state and its executors
- Chapter 7. Constitutional adjudication
- Chapter 8. Fundamental rights.