Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law

Name: Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law
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ISBN: 9780195328110

ISBN-10: 0195328116

ISBN-13: 9780195328110

Edition: 2008

Authors: Vikram Amar, Mark Tushnet

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An ideal supplement for professors who wish to incorporate comparative law into their constitutional law courses, Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law introduces students to the various ways that nations other than the United States resolve contemporary constitutional questions. Covering both structural issues and individual rights, the book offers a wide but select range of readings on interesting constitutional issues in sixteen accessible chapters. Each brief chapter presents foreign case materials on a particular constitutional topic along with notes and questions that further illuminate the comparisons between U.S. constitutional law and that of other nations. Featuring selections…

Book details

Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface


Contributors



Abstract and Concrete Review




Judicial Independence




Federal Powers and the Principle of Subsidiarity




Separation of Powers and Parliamentary Government




Property Rights




Abortion Rights




Review of Laws Having Racially Disparate Impacts




Affirmative Action and Benign Discrimination




Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation




Review of Laws Having a Disparate Impact Based on Gender




Free Speech and the Incitement of Violence or Unlawful Behavior: Statutes Directed at Speech




Free Speech and the Incitement of Violence or Unlawful Behavior: Statutes Not Specifically Directed at Speech




Regulation of Hate Speech




Regulation of Campaign Finance




Religious Freedom




The State Action Doctrine



Table of cases


Index