Constitution: government and the state

Written by a leading scholar of the constitutional amending process, this two-volume encyclopedia, now in its fifth edition, is an indispensable resource for students, legal historians, and high school and college librarians.

Explores the ways in which the activities of civil society can make global governance more democratic.

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Providing a comprehensive view of the constitutional architecture of federations, contributors address change and development in federal states from the standpoint of constitutional revision and reform.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

« Faire du citoyen “quelque chose” dans l’ordre politique, faire du citoyen le cœur vivant de la démocratie en affirmant, contre le principe représentatif, qu’il a une compétence pour décider personnellement des lois et des règles du vivre-ensemble et en proposant, contre le présidentialisme de la Ve République, les institutions et les mécanismes par lesquels cette compétence citoyenne s’exercera.

The 2000 Presidential election ended in a collision of history, law, and the courts.

The Anishinabek Nation's legal traditions are deeply embedded in many aspects of customary life.

This book argues that Vladimir Putin''s strategy for rebuilding the Russian state was fundamentally flawed.

Fournier points out that the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord was flawed for both Quebec and English Canada.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

For more than two centuries the idea of the nation-state has been widespread.

The American Congress provides the most up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text.

This book challenges the convention that government bureaucrats seek secrecy and demonstrates how participatory bureaucracy manages the tension between bureaucratic administration and democratic accountability.

Anarchy, State, and Utopia: An Advanced Guide presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ideas expressed in Robert Nozick s highly influential 1974 work on free-market libertarianism considered one of the most important and influential works of political philosophy published in the latter half of the 20th-century.

This book analyzes and explains the ways in which major developing world cities respond to the challenge of urban violence.

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 May, grouped according to the topic: National Defense.

A “frightening and important” look at our unsustainable future (Time Out Chicago).

This Element explores how the Japanese state is trying to balance the unfolding demands of the digital economy.

The Imperiled Presidency: Presidential Leadership in the 21st Century calls for a dramatic re-evaluation of the American president's role within the separation of powers system.

The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions offers a detailed and analytical view of the constitutions of the Caribbean region, examining the constitutional development of its diverse countries.

The American Congress provides the most up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text.

The first full-length study of the historic 2006 immigrant rights protests in the US, in which millions of Latinos participated.

Judgement Calls tackles one of the most important and controversial legal questions in contemporary America: How should judges interpret the Constitution?

Democracy in America, written by French lawyer Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831, documents his travels through America where he finds an equality unknown in Europe.

The book explains why and when laws go unenforced in developing countries.

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

New York Times Bestseller In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution.

This book examines Japan and Korea''s post-World War II constitutional history to challenge enduring assumptions about the nature of constitution-making.

The use of referendums around the world has grown remarkably in the past thirty years and, in particular, referendums are today deployed more than ever in the settlement of constitutional questions, even in countries with little or no tradition of direct democracy.

The first study of the roles played by senior British officials and civil servants in the Northern Ireland peace process.

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

The COVID-19 pandemic struck as a global problem, a virus spreading without respect for territorial boundaries.

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Chapter 1 examines how the United States Secret Service can more effectively achieve its mission of protecting the Nation's leaders and financial systems.

New from Broadside Books' Voices of the Tea Party.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

This Element shows the judicial treatment of presidential directives and the legal bases and principles employed in federal court decisions.

Based on 20 years of research, including an examination of the papers of eight of the nine Justices who voted in Roe v.