Articles

• Comparing constitutions: Ideas, ideals, and ideology--toward a layered narrative

  30 juin, par Frankenberg, G.
  Comparing constitutions means having to cope with problems of understanding that which is unfamiliar and constructing a variety of texts. A layered narrative is a way to address these methodological and theoretical challenges. It starts from the assumption that the comparatist, while never able (...)

• An unconstitutional constitution? A comparative perspective

  30 juin, par Jacobsohn, G. J.
  My purpose in this article is to draw upon a rich vein of jurisprudential thinking from judiciaries outside of the United States to address the puzzle of the unconstitutional constitutional amendment. I focus on two nations—India and Ireland—where the question has given rise to some (...)

• Militant democracy, legal pluralism, and the paradox of self-determination

  30 juin, par Macklem, P.
  The legality of militant democracy—Can a constitutional democracy act legally in an antidemocratic manner to combat threats to its existence?—is far from clear. The legality of legal pluralism—the extent to which international law authorizes political agendas that seek to implement various (...)

• Developments Correspondents

  30 juin, par Evans, S.
  Detention of asylum seekers—indefinite detention—detention of children—detention in inhumane conditions—interpretation of authorizing legislation in accordance with human rights principles—constitutional validity of authorizing legislation—extent of legislative power—breach of (...)

• Council of Europe: Von Hannover v. Germany

  30 juin, par Rudolf, B.
  European Convention on Human Rights—balancing freedom of the press and privacy—public figures—lack of legitimate public interest in private lives of celebrities—Von Hannover v. Germany.1

• Israel: The security barrier--between international law, constitutional law, and domestic judicial review

  30 juin, par Barak-Erez, D.
  Security fence or security wall—the Beit Sourik decision and proportionality test—International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion—the Maràabe decision—differences between the ICJ and Israeli Supreme Court—fate of the settlements—foundational constitutional (...)

• United Kingdom: Detention without trial and the "war on terror"

  30 juin, par Elliott, M.
  Detention without trial of suspected international terrorists—compatibility with European Convention on Human Rights—powers of U.K. courts under Human Rights Act 1998

• Giorgio Agamben, State of Exception (Stato di eccezione). Translated by Kevin Attell. University of Chicago Press, 2005. 104 pages

  30 juin, par Kanwar, V.

• Thomas Fleiner & Lidija R. Basta Fleiner, Allgemeine Staatslehre: Uber die konstitutionelle Demokratie in einer multikulturellen globalisierten Welt (series: Enzyklopadie der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft) [General Theory of the State. On constitutional democracy in a multicultural globalized world (series: Encyclopedia of law and political science)], 3rd revised ed. Springer, 2004. Pp. 674

  30 juin, par Preuss, U. K.

• Ran Hirschl, Towards Juristocracy: The Origins and Consequences of the New Constitutionalism. Harvard University Press, 2004. 286 pages

  30 juin, par Closa, C.

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