Book contents
- Reviews
- The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion toComparative Constitutional Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases (Selection)
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Theoretical Foundations
- 1 Comparative Methodologies
- 2 Constitutionalism(s)
- Part II Historical Experiences
- Part III Constitutional Principles
- Part IV State Institutions
- Part V Transnational Constitutionalism
- Index
- References
2 - Constitutionalism(s)
from Part I - Theoretical Foundations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 September 2019
Book contents
- Reviews
- The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion toComparative Constitutional Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases (Selection)
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Theoretical Foundations
- 1 Comparative Methodologies
- 2 Constitutionalism(s)
- Part II Historical Experiences
- Part III Constitutional Principles
- Part IV State Institutions
- Part V Transnational Constitutionalism
- Index
- References
Summary
Constitutionalism is the set of ideas that defines what a constitution is or ought to be. For some, there exists an essential core meaning of the term;1 while for others, the concepts of ‘constitution’ and ‘constitutionalism’ have fundamentally changed over time.2
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
References
Further Reading
Albert, R., Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions (Oxford University Press, 2019).Google Scholar
Casper, G., Constitutionalism (1987) University of Chicago Law Occasional Papers No. 22.Google Scholar
Cottier, T. and Hertig, M., ‘The Prospects of 21st Century Constitutionalism’ (2003) 7 Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law 261–328.Google Scholar
Gordon, S., Controlling the State: Constitutionalism from Ancient Athens to Today (Harvard University Press, 1999).Google Scholar
Lane, J.-E., Constitutionalism and Political Theory (Manchester University Press, 1996).Google Scholar
Murkens, J.E.K., ‘The Quest for Constitutionalism in UK Public Law Discourse’ (2009) 29 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 427–455.Google Scholar
Sartori, G., ‘Constitutionalism: A Preliminary Discussion’ (1962) 56 American Political Science Review 853–864.Google Scholar
Schütze, R., ‘Constitutionalism and the European Union’, in Barnard, C. and Peers, S. (eds.), European Union Law (Oxford University Press, 2017), 71–96.Google Scholar