Constitutions, courts, and history : historical narratives in constitutional adjudication /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Uitz, Renáta
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Geschichte.
Constitutional law.
Constitutional history.
Judicial review > History.
Droit constitutionnel.
Histoire constitutionnelle.
Contrôle juridictionnel des lois > Histoire.
LAW > Judicial Power.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Constitutions.
Judicial review.
Verfassungsrecht
Constitutional courts, Constitutional history, Constitutional law, Judiciary, Political philosophy.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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