Constitution: government and the state

A comprehensive introduction to the meaning and history of the three key provisions in the Fourteenth Amendment''s first section.

This book uses a multi-method approach to challenge the notion that financial markets exert a broad influence over economic policy making in emerging economies.

An innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa between 1960 and 2018, drawing on an entirely new dataset.

Providing quality public service is one of the essential functions of a government.

In Too Weak to Govern, Peter Hanson demonstrates the majority party''s important and underestimated ability to control the unruly Senate floor.

In the Supreme Courts 2008 ruling on whether Guantanamo detainees could be barred from U.

America Afire is the powerful story of the election of 1800, arguably the most important election in America's history and certainly one of the most hotly disputed.

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 June, grouped according to the topic: Justice and Law Enforcement.

Ertman presents a new theory to explain the variation in political regimes and state infrastructures in pre-French Revolution Europe.

Non, la démocratie américaine n’est pas finie.

Germany has long been at the centre of European debates surrounding the modern role of national constitutional law and its relationship with EU law.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe FBI’s former head of counterintelligence reveals the seven secrets of building and maintaining organizational excellence"e;A must read for serious leaders at every level.

Traditionally, legitimacy has been associated exclusively with states.

When an individual is accused of a crime he is provided, at least in theory, with numerous constitutional rights throughout the legal process.

A History of Thailand offers a lively and accessible account of Thailand''s political, economic, social and cultural history.

On the campaign trail, Barack Obama spoke often about his constitutional principles.

Issues around the policing of public order and political expression are as topical today as in the past, and are likely to remain so in the future.

Explains the compatibility of economic development and democracy in the United States during industrialization.

This Element offers a nuanced analysis of China''s food strategy and its impacts on global food security.

This set of fifteen volumes under the title International Encyclopaedia of World Constitutions, Commentaries and Laws provides readers with a complete guide to the commentaries on individual constitutions and respective constitutional amendments of all major nations of the world, their constitutions, and the constitutional laws.

In Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Freedom, Andrew E.

This path-breaking study seriously shakes the credibility of the prevalent interpretations of American government and politics.

From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare examines the reserve system imposed by the Canadian government in the 1870s - a system, rooted in theories of racial difference, that stifled initiative, opportunity, and self-esteem.

Religions are a problem for human rights, and human rights are a problem for religions.

Against the backdrop of the Tea Party-dominated GOP, former Florida governor Jeb Bush may appear comparatively moderate, but his record tells a different story.

The role that precedent plays in constitutional decision making is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics.

This book analyses the economics of regional sovereignty movements in the Russian Federation from 1990–1993.

The Supreme Court term that began on October 7, 2019 was one of the most eventful in recent history.

American Institutions by Alexis De Tocqueville has attracted great attention throughout Europe, where it is universally regarded as a sound, philosophical, impartial, and remarkably clear and distinct view of our political institutions, and of our manners, opinions, and habits, as influencing or influenced by those institutions.

This book analyzes the conflict between two rising powers - direct democracy and the courts.

In A NATION OF SHEEP, Judge Andrew P.

A multifaceted approach to The Federalist that covers both its historical value and its continuing political relevance.

The Courage of their Convictions cites sixteen landmark civil liberties cases and the individuals who challenged laws that they felt impinged upon their personal freedom and who took their battles to the nation's highest court of law.

This thorough legal resource guides those pushing the frontlines of the nation''s oldest battle: the fight to protect indigenous cultures.

Constitutional Democracy systematically examines how the basic constitutional structure of governments affects what they can accomplish.

In These Estimable Courts, Damon M.

In 2005, Iraq drafted its first constitution and held the country's first democratic election in more than fifty years.

Millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren, watched in horror as the Challenger shuttle capsule exploded on live television on January 28, 1986.

In this highly original book, Robert Nagel demonstrates how contemporary constitutional politics reflect the moral character of American culture.

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 September, grouped according to topics.

The United States has become ever more deeply entrenched in powerful, rival, partisan camps, and its citizens more sharply separated along ideological lines.

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the Congressional Research Service during the month of September, grouped according to topics.

Contemporary debates about the changing nature of law engage theories of legal pluralism, political economy, social systems, international relations (or regime theory), global constitutionalism, and public international law.

Andrews-Lee offers a novel explanation for the persistence of charismatic movements and highlights the resulting challenges for democracy.

In a changing world, conflict is inevitable -- but defeat is not.

Describes the creation and evolution of Chinese security and intelligence agencies as well as their role in influencing Chinese Communist Party politics throughout the party''s history.

With a new foreword: The New York Times–bestselling biography of President Lyndon Johnson from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of Rivals.