Constitution: government and the state

Constitutional law has been and remains an area of intense philosophical interest, and yet the debate has taken place in a variety of different fields with very little to connect them.

Constitutional law has been and remains an area of intense philosophical interest, and yet the debate has taken place in a variety of different fields with very little to connect them.

This is the first full-length study of Scottish royal government in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries ever to have been written.

The Indian Constitution is one of the world's longest and most important political texts.

The Indian Constitution is one of the world's longest and most important political texts.

Constitutional law provides the legal framework for the Australian political and legal systems, and thus touches almost every aspect of Australian life.

Constitutional law provides the legal framework for the Australian political and legal systems, and thus touches almost every aspect of Australian life.

Market and competition authorities operate in a complex environment with conflicting stakeholder demands.

Market and competition authorities operate in a complex environment with conflicting stakeholder demands.

German constitutionalism has gained a central place in the global comparative debate, but what underpins it remains imperfectly understood.

German constitutionalism has gained a central place in the global comparative debate, but what underpins it remains imperfectly understood.

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.

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.

Constitutional democracy is more fragile and less 'natural' than autocracy.

Constitutional democracy is more fragile and less 'natural' than autocracy.

In his ground-breaking book, the leading political philosopher Russell Hardin develops a new theory of liberal constitutional democracy.

Menachem Mautner offers a compelling account of Israeli law as a site for the struggle over the shaping of Israeli culture.

The House of Lords served as the highest court in the UK for over 130 years.

If one counts the production of constitutional documents alone, the nineteenth century can lay claim to being a 'constitutional age'; one in which the generation and reception of constitutional texts served as a centre of gravity around which law and politics consistently revolved.

If one counts the production of constitutional documents alone, the nineteenth century can lay claim to being a 'constitutional age'; one in which the generation and reception of constitutional texts served as a centre of gravity around which law and politics consistently revolved.

Known from ancient authors such as Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plato, and more than 2,500 inscriptions, proxeny (a form of public guest-friendship) is the best attested interstate institution of the ancient world.

The English revolution is one of the most intensely-debated events in history; parallel events in Scotland have never attracted the same degree of interest.

The fertile plains of the ancient Greek region of Thessaly stretch south from the shadow of Mount Olympus.

There has been little analysis of the constitutional framework for management of the UK economy, either in constitutional law or regulatory studies.

There has been little analysis of the constitutional framework for management of the UK economy, either in constitutional law or regulatory studies.

Comparative study has emerged as the new frontier of constitutional law scholarship as well as an important aspect of constitutional adjudication.

Comparative study has emerged as the new frontier of constitutional law scholarship as well as an important aspect of constitutional adjudication.

The period from the fifteenth century to the late eighteenth century was one of critical importance to British constitutionalism.

The global movement of culture and religion has brought about a serious challenge to traditional constitutional secularism.

The global movement of culture and religion has brought about a serious challenge to traditional constitutional secularism.

How should constitutional design respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace and stability?

The House of Lords served as the highest court in the UK for over 130 years.

Menachem Mautner offers a compelling account of Israeli law as a site for the struggle over the shaping of Israeli culture.

Covenanting Citizens throws new light on the origins of the English civil war and on the radical nature of the English Revolution.

Voices of Conscience analyzes how the link between politics and conscience was articulated and shaped throughout the seventeenth century by confessors who acted as counsellors to monarchs.

Impeachment: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is the step back and deep reflection on the law of impeachment that everyone needs now.

Impeachment: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is the step back and deep reflection on the law of impeachment that everyone needs now.

The study of institutions, a core concept in comparative politics, has produced many rich and influential theories on the economic and political effects of institutions, yet it has been less successful at theorizing their origins.

The study of institutions, a core concept in comparative politics, has produced many rich and influential theories on the economic and political effects of institutions, yet it has been less successful at theorizing their origins.

2019 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in American history: McCulloch v.

2019 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in American history: McCulloch v.

The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution provides an ideal first stop for Canadians and non-Canadians seeking a clear, concise, and authoritative account of Canadian constitutional law.

The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution provides an ideal first stop for Canadians and non-Canadians seeking a clear, concise, and authoritative account of Canadian constitutional law.

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Supreme Court nominations were driven by presidents, senators, and some legal community elites.

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Supreme Court nominations were driven by presidents, senators, and some legal community elites.

Contemporary debate over the legacy of racial integration in the United States rests between two positions that are typically seen as irreconcilable.

Contemporary debate over the legacy of racial integration in the United States rests between two positions that are typically seen as irreconcilable.

Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Islam after the Arab Spring offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact that new and draft constitutions and amendments - such as those in Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Egypt, and Tunisia - have had on the transformative processes that drive constitutionalism in Arab countries.

Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Islam after the Arab Spring offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact that new and draft constitutions and amendments - such as those in Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Egypt, and Tunisia - have had on the transformative processes that drive constitutionalism in Arab countries.

In These Estimable Courts, Damon M.