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How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
Author | : Tom Ginsburg,Aziz Z. Huq |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2018-10-05 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780226564388 |
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Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule. In the United States, the election of Donald Trump marked a decisive turning point for many. What kind of president calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” or sees a moral equivalence between violent neo-Nazi protesters in paramilitary formation and residents of a college town defending the racial and ethnic diversity of their homes? Yet, whatever our concerns about the current president, we can be assured that the Constitution offers safeguards to protect against lasting damage—or can we? How to Save a Constitutional Democracy mounts an urgent argument that we can no longer afford to be complacent. Drawing on a rich array of other countries’ experiences with democratic backsliding, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can either hinder or hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—do not necessarily succeed as bulwarks against democratic decline. Rather, Ginsburg and Huq contend, the sobering reality for the United States is that, to a much greater extent than is commonly realized, the Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had the unforeseen consequence of empowering the Supreme Court to fill in some details—often with doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit the infringement of rights. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator, who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language that would be banned in many other democracies. But we—and the rest of the world—can do better. The authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk of democratic decline.
Constitutional Processes and Democratic Commitment
Author | : Donald L. Horowitz |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Constitutional law |
ISBN | : 9780300254365 |
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Enhancing prospects for democracy is an important objective in the process of creating a new constitution. Donald L. Horowitz argues that constitutional processes ought to be geared to securing commitment to democracy by those who participate in constitutional processes. Using evidence from numerous constitutional processes, he makes a strong case for a process intended to increase the likelihood of a democratic outcome. He also assesses tradeoffs among various process attributes and identifies some that might impede democratic outcomes.
Encyclopedia of Global Justice
Author | : Deen K. Chatterjee |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 1213 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9781402091599 |
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This encyclopedia provides a premier reference guide for students, scholars, policy makers, and others interested in assessing the moral consequences of global interdependence and understanding the concepts and arguments that shed light on the myriad aspects of global justice.
Constitutional Democracy
Author | : Walter F. Murphy |
Publsiher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0801884705 |
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How Democratic Is the American Constitution
Author | : Robert A. Dahl |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2003-11-10 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780300133721 |
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In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. Robert Dahl reveals the Constitution's potentially antidemocratic elements and explains why they are there, compares the American constitutional system to other democratic systems, and explores how we might alter our political system to achieve greater equality among citizens. In a new chapter for this second edition, he shows how increasing differences in state populations revealed by the Census of 2000 have further increased the veto power over constitutional amendments held by a tiny minority of Americans. He then explores the prospects for changing some important political practices that are not prescribed by the written Constitution, though most Americans may assume them to be so.
Constitutional Democracy
Author | : J nos Kis |
Publsiher | : Central European University Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9639241326 |
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Janos Kis outlines a new theory of constitutional democracy. Addresses the widely held belief that liberal democracy embodies an uneasy compromise of incompatible values: those of liberal rights on the one hand, and democratic equality on the other. Liberalism is said to compromise democracy, while democracy is said to endanger the values of liberalism.
Canada s Constitutional Democracy
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Author | : Errol Mendes |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2017-09 |
Genre | : Constitutional history |
ISBN | : 0433494573 |
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Constitution Writing Religion and Democracy
Author | : Aslı Ü. Bâli,Hanna Lerner |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-06-21 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 110769454X |
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What role do and should constitutions play in mitigating intense disagreements over the religious character of a state? And what kind of constitutional solutions might reconcile democracy with the type of religious demands raised in contemporary democratising or democratic states? Tensions over religion-state relations are gaining increasing salience in constitution writing and rewriting around the world. This book explores the challenge of crafting a democratic constitution under conditions of deep disagreement over a state's religious or secular identity. It draws on a broad range of relevant case studies of past and current constitutional debates in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and offers valuable lessons for societies soon to embark on constitution drafting or amendment processes where religion is an issue of contention.