The invisible constitution in comparative perspective / edited by Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales, Sydney ; Adrienne Stone, University of Melbourne.
"Constitutions worldwide inevitably have 'invisible' features: they have silences and lacunae, unwritten or conventional underpinnings, and social and political dimensions not apparent to certain observers. The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective helps us understand thes...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Caambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Comparative constitutional law and policy.
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| Summary: | "Constitutions worldwide inevitably have 'invisible' features: they have silences and lacunae, unwritten or conventional underpinnings, and social and political dimensions not apparent to certain observers. The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective helps us understand these dimensions to contemporary constitutions, and their role in the interpretation, legitimacy and stability of different constitutional systems. This volume provides a nuanced theoretical discussion of the idea of 'invisibility' in a constitutional context, and its relationship to more traditional understandings of written versus unwritten constitutionalism. Containing a rich array of case studies, including discussions of constitutional practice in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Indonesia, Ireland and Malaysia, this book will look at how this aspect of 'invisible constitutions' is manifested across different jurisdictions"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108281195 1108281192 9781108277914 1108277918 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781108277914 |