Constitution: government and the state

Situated between two different constitutional traditions, those of the United Kingdom and the United States, Canada has maintained a distinctive third way: federal, parliamentary, and flexible.

Constitutional conventions precede law and make law making possible, but attempting to define them is politically risky yet increasingly necessary.

This book, the result of a major international conference held at Yale Law School, contains contributions from leading scholars in public law who engage critically with Bruce Ackerman's path-breaking book, Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and the Rule of Law.

In The Sovereignty of Law, Trevor Allan presents an accessible introduction to his influential common law constitutional theory - an account of the unwritten constitution as a complex articulation of legal and moral principles.

A thorough exploration of an individual's right to bodily autonomy versus the state's power to regulate and control the bodies of its citizens.

The history of the 20th century was dominated by the state - nationalism, national economies, national wars.

Influential writings on the monarchy and divine right of kings by James VI of Scotland and I of England.

The book traces the social and political origins of economic policy in India during its high growth phase after 1991.

This "e;Encyclopaedia of World Constitutions"e; contains the full text for the constitutions of all important countries of the world.

Explores why some members of Congress choose to build legislative reputations as advocates of disadvantaged groups.

Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions.

Hamas is designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU, the USA and the UN.

Looking beyond the headlines to address the enduring grand strategic questions facing the United States today.

This book provides evaluations of American presidents over the course of 66 years of U.

An insightful, often humorous look at how Washington works, or doesn'tThe title ?

This book analyzes Morocco''s unique response to counter-terrorism through the development of a religious bureaucracy to define and disseminate Islam.

The first study to systematically analyze the patterns of China''s foreign policy crisis behavior after the Cold War.

Texas has created more constitutional law than any other state.

Examines different forms of resistance among Muslim women in the Middle East and in the diaspora.

Of all the written portraits of the delegates who attended the Federal Convention of 1787, few are as complete and compelling as those penned by William Pierce Jr.

White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W.

Waltenburg and Swinford provide a detailed and systematic examination of state government activity before the U.

When political debates devolve, as they often do these days, into a contest between big-government progressivism and natural rights individualism, Americans tend to appeal to the self-evident truths inscribed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

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Drawing on long-term fieldwork in the former Maoist heartland of Nepal, this book studies the war-time social processes during the civil war and their long-term legacy on the constitution of Nepali society.

Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event - with seismic consequences for the politics and constitution of Britain.

In this excellent new book by Helen Irving, your questions about Australia''s constitution are answered.

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This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of March, grouped according to the topics: Homeland Security.

An eye-opening account of how Americans came to revere the Constitution and what this reverence has meant domestically and around the world.

Why have radio and television never been granted the same First Amendment freedoms that we have always accorded the printed word?

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The Antifederalists come alive in this state-by-state analysis of politics during the Confederation and the debates over the enlargement of Congressional powers prior to the formation of the Constitution.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021: POLITICS BY THE WALL STREET JOURNALA must-read for anyone interested in the Supreme Court.

One of the ironies of the post-Cold War world, in which the power of the United States is without rival, is that the costs of isolationism and ignorance are greater than ever.

What would an Anti-Federalist Constitution look like?

Is politics strictly a means to an endsomething that serves only the interests of individuals and the various associations of civil society such as families and charities?

This "e;Encyclopaedia of World Constitutions"e; contains the full text for the constitutions of all important countries of the world.

The essential verdict on Britain''s first coalition government since the Second World War delivered by an unrivalled team of experts.