Constitution Makers on Constitution Making

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-108-83032-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy

Constitution-making is a major event in the life of a country, with constitutions often acting as a catalyst for social and political transformation. But what determines the visions, aspirations and compromises that go into a written constitution? In this unique volume, constitution makers from countries around the world come together to offer their insights. Using a collection of case studies from countries with recently written constitutions, Constitution Makers on Constitution Making provides a common framework to explain how constitutions are created. Scholars and practitioners very close to the process illuminate critical insights into how participants see constitutional options, how deadlocks are broken, and how changes are achieved. This vital volume also draws lessons concerning the role of courts in policing the process, on international involvement, and on public participation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ginsburg, Tom

Bisarya, Sumit

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Constitution makers on constitution making Tom Ginsburg and Sumit Bisarya; 2. Making and remaking Kenya's constitution Christina Murray; 3. Kosovo's Independence constitution: A Unilateral commitment to an internationalized pouvoir constituant Gresa Caka; 4. Decisions deadlocks and deadlines in making South Africa's constitution Hassen Ebrahim; 5. Tunisia's constitution: Drafting in a context of revolution and counter-revolution (2011-2014) Mabrouka M'Barek; 6. Nepal's constitutional development and the challenges of constitution making Jeetendra Dev; 7. The constituent process in Ecuador Norman Wray with Jacob Hamburger; 8. Burundu: The search for constitutional peace Didace Kiganahe.

Über Autor(innen)

Bisarya, Sumit
Sumit Bisarya is Head of Constitution Building Process Programme at International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Previously he was the Senior Constitutions Advisor with the United Nations Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. He has over a decade of experience in providing constitutional assistance in over 15 countries around the world.

Ginsburg, Tom
Tom Ginsburg is the Leo Spitz Professor of International Law at the University of Chicago, where he also holds an appointment in the Political Science Department. His books include Democracies and Constitutional Law (2021); How to Save a Constitutional Democracy (2018, with Aziz Z. Huq); The Endurance of National Constitutions (2009, with Zachary Elkins and James Melton), which won the best book award from Comparative Democratization Section of American Political Science Association; Judicial Review in New Democracies (2003), and over 20 edited volumes.