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8 - Democracy

from Part III - Constitutional Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2019

Roger Masterman
Affiliation:
University of Durham
Robert Schütze
Affiliation:
University of Durham
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This chapter addresses the issue of democracy, in the context of this book on comparative constitutional law. It is readily apparent that the topic could be addressed from very different perspectives. Thus, the entire chapter could be directed towards differences between democratic and non-democratic constitutions. It might, alternatively, consider differences between constitutions within democratic polities, examining whether there are, or should be, constitutional differences that flow from different forms of democracy, or how far such differences result from the elevation of socio-economic norms to constitutional status. The chapter might have a different, more empirical, emphasis, with discussion as to the relative importance of constitutions in different countries. These are all significant issues, and each would occupy the entire chapter. They are not, however, addressed here.

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Print publication year: 2019

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Further Reading

Bellamy, R., Political Constitutionalism, A Republican Defence of the Constitutionality of Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2007).Google Scholar
R. Dworkin, , Freedom’s Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution (Oxford University Press, 1996).Google Scholar
S. Gardbaum, , The New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism: Theory and Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2013).Google Scholar
D. Grimm, , ‘The Democratic Costs of Constitutionalization: The European Case’ (2015) 21 ELJ 460.Google Scholar
Hooper, H., Hunt, M., and Yowell, P. (eds.), Parliaments and Human Rights (Hart Publishing, 2015).Google Scholar
A. Kavanagh, , Constitutional Review under the UK Human Rights Act (Cambridge University Press, 2009).Google Scholar
J. Waldron, , ‘The Core of the Case against Judicial Review’ (2006) 115 Yale LJ 1346.Google Scholar
A. Young, , Democratic Dialogue and the Constitution (Oxford University Press, 2017).Google Scholar

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  • Democracy
  • Edited by Roger Masterman, University of Durham, Robert Schütze, University of Durham
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Online publication: 30 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316716731.009
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  • Democracy
  • Edited by Roger Masterman, University of Durham, Robert Schütze, University of Durham
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Online publication: 30 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316716731.009
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  • Democracy
  • Edited by Roger Masterman, University of Durham, Robert Schütze, University of Durham
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Online publication: 30 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316716731.009
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