How Constitutions Change: A Comparative Study

Author:   Professor Dawn Oliver ,  Carlo Fusaro
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Pages:   510
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Author:   Professor Dawn Oliver ,  Carlo Fusaro
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
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9781849464987


ISBN 10:   1849464987
Pages:   510
Publication Date:   03 October 2013
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Part I 1. Changing Constitutions Carlo Fusaro and Dawn Oliver Part II 2. Canada Tsvi Kahana 3. The Czech Republic Maxim Tomoszek 4. The European Union Renaud Dehousse 5. Finland Markku Suksi 6. France Sophie Boyron 7. Germany Jens Woelk 8. India Mahendra Pal Singh 9. Israel Suzie Navot 10. Italy Carlo Fusaro 11. New Zealand Paul Rishworth 12. Republic of South Africa Hugh Corder 13. Spain Ascensión Elvira 14. Switzerland Giovanni Biaggini 15. The United Kingdom Dawn Oliver 16. The United States of America Stephen M Griffin Part III 17. Changing Constitutions: Comparative Analysis Dawn Oliver and Carlo Fusaro 18. Towards a Theory of Constitutional Change Carlo Fusaro and Dawn Oliver Annex: Jurisdiction-based Chart

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The volume undoubtedly assembles a considerable amount of useful and interesting material relating to the individual countries studied. In this way, it provides a valuable compendium, making information on a number of less known constitutional systems available in English. ...comparative public lawyers will no doubt value the information on how constitutions change in the various legal systems assembled and represented in the volume. -- Michal Bobek * Cambridge Law Journal 71(3) * Due to the broad approach adopted in this book, a lively picture is drawn of the different constitutional cultures including historic, political, legal or social aspects. How Constitutions Change contains many exciting and surprising details about constitutions all over the world...as the editors suggest, this book has to be seen as first approach to a theory of constitutional change. In this regard, the study offers viable opportunity to get familiar with the many aspects of this topic. -- Sebastian Schmid * International Journal of Constitutonal Law Volume 6, No. 2 * This collection of essays [on How Constitutions Change] provides authoritative academic commentary and reflections on the evolution of contemporary democratic principles. The collection is rich in insights which should encourage researchers to pursue comparative research, and suggests a uniquely effective approach to the task. -- Pier Luigi Petrillo * Percorsi Costituzionali * The Authors note that a constitution totally unsuited for change sooner or later is doomed to become an instrument incapable of serving its purpose, bound therefore to be superseded. In the end, they believe that constitutional patriotism is best served by ensuring that a given set of constitutional arrangements can be adapted and incrementally changed rather than making out of it a petrified object of devotion. And I would agree with them. -- Prof. Stefano Ceccanti, Italian MP * www.federalismi.it Issue 24 *


Due to the broad approach adopted in this book, a lively picture is drawn of the different constitutional cultures including historic, political, legal or social aspects.How Constitutions Change contains many exciting and surprising details about constitutions all over the world...as the editors suggest, this book has to be seen as first approach to a theory of constitutional change. In this regard, the study offers viable opportunity to get familiar with the many aspects of this topic.Sebastian SchmidInternational Journal of Constitutonal Law Volume 6, No. 2, 2012This collection of essays [on How Constitutions Change] provides authoritative academic commentary and reflections on the evolution of contemporary democratic principles. The collection is rich in insights which should encourage researchers to pursue comparative research, and suggests a uniquely effective approach to the task.Pier Luigi PetrilloPercorsi CostituzionaliThe Authors note that a constitution totally unsuited for change sooner or later is doomed to become an instrument incapable of serving its purpose, bound therefore to be superseded. In the end, they believe that constitutional patriotism is best served by ensuring that a given set of constitutional arrangements can be adapted and incrementally changed rather than making out of it a petrified object of devotion. And I would agree with them.Prof. Stefano Ceccanti, Italian MPwww.federalismi.itIssue 24, Dec 2011


Due to the broad approach adopted in this book, a lively picture is drawn of the different constitutional cultures including historic, political, legal or social aspects. How Constitutions Change contains many exciting and surprising details about constitutions all over the world...as the editors suggest, this book has to be seen as first approach to a theory of constitutional change. In this regard, the study offers viable opportunity to get familiar with the many aspects of this topic. Sebastian Schmid International Journal of Constitutional Law Volume 6, No. 2, 2012 This collection of essays [on How Constitutions Change] provides authoritative academic commentary and reflections on the evolution of contemporary democratic principles. The collection is rich in insights which should encourage researchers to pursue comparative research, and suggests a uniquely effective approach to the task. Pier Luigi Petrillo Percorsi Costituzionali The Authors note that a constitution totally unsuited for change sooner or later is doomed to become an instrument incapable of serving its purpose, bound therefore to be superseded. In the end, they believe that constitutional patriotism is best served by ensuring that a given set of constitutional arrangements can be adapted and incrementally changed rather than making out of it a petrified object of devotion. And I would agree with them. Prof. Stefano Ceccanti, Italian MP www.federalismi.it Issue 24, Dec 2011


Due to the broad approach adopted in this book, a lively picture is drawn of the different constitutional cultures including historic, political, legal or social aspects.How Constitutions Change contains many exciting and surprising details about constitutions all over the world...as the editors suggest, this book has to be seen as first approach to a theory of constitutional change. In this regard, the study offers viable opportunity to get familiar with the many aspects of this topic.Sebastian SchmidInternational Journal of Constitutional Law Volume 6, No. 2, 2012This collection of essays [on How Constitutions Change] provides authoritative academic commentary and reflections on the evolution of contemporary democratic principles. The collection is rich in insights which should encourage researchers to pursue comparative research, and suggests a uniquely effective approach to the task.Pier Luigi PetrilloPercorsi CostituzionaliThe Authors note that a constitution totally unsuited for change sooner or later is doomed to become an instrument incapable of serving its purpose, bound therefore to be superseded. In the end, they believe that constitutional patriotism is best served by ensuring that a given set of constitutional arrangements can be adapted and incrementally changed rather than making out of it a petrified object of devotion. And I would agree with them.Prof. Stefano Ceccanti, Italian MPwww.federalismi.itIssue 24, Dec 2011


The volume undoubtedly assembles a considerable amount of useful and interesting material relating to the individual countries studied. In this way, it provides a valuable compendium, making information on a number of less known constitutional systems available in English. ...comparative public lawyers will no doubt value the information on how constitutions change in the various legal systems assembled and represented in the volume. -- Michal Bobek * Cambridge Law Journal 71(3) * Due to the broad approach adopted in this book, a lively picture is drawn of the different constitutional cultures including historic, political, legal or social aspects. How Constitutions Change contains many exciting and surprising details about constitutions all over the world...as the editors suggest, this book has to be seen as first approach to a theory of constitutional change. In this regard, the study offers viable opportunity to get familiar with the many aspects of this topic. -- Sebastian Schmid * International Journal of Constitutonal Law Volume 6, No. 2 * This collection of essays [on How Constitutions Change] provides authoritative academic commentary and reflections on the evolution of contemporary democratic principles. The collection is rich in insights which should encourage researchers to pursue comparative research, and suggests a uniquely effective approach to the task. -- Pier Luigi Petrillo * Percorsi Costituzionali * The Authors note that a constitution totally unsuited for change sooner or later is doomed to become an instrument incapable of serving its purpose, bound therefore to be superseded. In the end, they believe that constitutional patriotism is best served by ensuring that a given set of constitutional arrangements can be adapted and incrementally changed rather than making out of it a petrified object of devotion. And I would agree with them. -- Prof. Stefano Ceccanti, Italian MP * www.federalismi.it Issue 24 *


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Dawn Oliver is Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law at University College London. Carlo Fusaro is Professor of Public Comparative Law at the University of Florence, Italy

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