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Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law

Amar Vikram Tushnet Mark
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195328110
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
152 mm
Bredde
231 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter
Amar Vikram
Tushnet Mark

Biografisk notat

Vikram David Amar is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at University of California, Davis, and has been teaching and writing about constitutional law since 1993. He is coauthor of Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (2005) and of multiple volumes of the Wright and Miller Federal Practice and Procedure treatise. He writes a bi-weekly column on constitutional matters for findlaw.com. Mark V. Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is the coauthor of four casebooks, including the most widely used casebook on constitutional law. He has authored sixteen books and edited eight others. He was President of the Association of American Law Schools in 2003. In 2002 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law

Amar Vikram Tushnet Mark
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
Amar Vikram Tushnet Mark
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
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An ideal supplement for professors who wish to incorporate comparative law into their constitutional law courses, Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law introduces students to the various ways that nations other than the United States resolve contemporary constitutional questions. Covering both structural issues and individual rights, the book offers a wide but select range of readings on interesting constitutional issues in sixteen accessible chapters. Each brief chapter presents foreign case materials on a particular constitutional topic along with notes and questions that further illuminate the comparisons between U.S. constitutional law and that of other nations. Featuring selections by expert contributors from a variety of ideological and demographic backgrounds, the volume is designed to encourage students to reexamine and deepen their understanding of U.S. constitutional law in light of the alternatives offered by other systems. Features *Modular design of chapters allows instructors to pick and choose which topics they use for comparative study *Brief chapters can be easily integrated into relevant class discussions *Chapters authored by top constitutional law scholars who frame the cases with introductory and concluding comments *Covers a broad range of contemporary constitutional issues including property rights, abortion rights, regulation of hate speech, regulation of campaign finance, and religious freedom
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1 Abstract and Concrete Review--Michael C. Dorf: 2 Judicial Independence--Judith Resnik: 3 Federal Powers and the Principle of the Subsidiary--Daniel Halberstam: 4 Separation of Powers and Parliamentarian Government--Laurence P. Claus: 5 Property Rights--Gregory S. Alexander: 6 Abortion Rights--Radhika Rao: 7 Review of Laws Having Racially Disparate Impacts--Adrien Katherine Wing: 8 Affirmative Action and Benign Discrimination--Ashutosh Bhagwat: 9 Discrimination of the Basis of Sexual Orientation--Nan D. Hunter: 10 Review of Laws Having a Disparate Impact on Gender--Vicki C. Jackson: 11 Free Speech and the Incitement of Violence or Unlawful Behavior: Statutes Directed at Speech--Stephen G. Gey: 12 Free Speech and the Incitement of Violence or Unlawful Behavior: Statutes Not Specifically Directed at Speech--Stephen G. Gey: 13 Regulation of Hate Speech--Michael Rosenfeld: 14 Regulation of Campaign Finance--Richard L. Hasen: 15 Religious Freedom--Alan E. Brownstein: 16 State Action Doctrine--Frank I. Michelman:
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Selling point: An ideal supplement for professors who wish to incorporate comparative law into their constitutional law courses, this book introduces students to the various ways that non-U.S. nations resolve contemporary constitutional questions Selling point: Covering both structural issues and individual rights, the book offers a wide but select range of readings on interesting constitutional issues in sixteen accessible chapters Selling point: Each brief chapter presents foreign case materials on a particular constitutional topic along with notes and questions that further illuminate the comparisons between U.S. constitutional law and that of other nations Selling point: Contributors are the top constitutional law scholars in the U.S.
Les mer
Vikram David Amar is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at University of California, Davis, and has been teaching and writing about constitutional law since 1993. He is coauthor of Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (2005) and of multiple volumes of the Wright and Miller Federal Practice and Procedure treatise. He writes a bi-weekly column on constitutional matters for findlaw.com. Mark V. Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is the coauthor of four casebooks, including the most widely used casebook on constitutional law. He has authored sixteen books and edited eight others. He was President of the Association of American Law Schools in 2003. In 2002 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Les mer
Selling point: An ideal supplement for professors who wish to incorporate comparative law into their constitutional law courses, this book introduces students to the various ways that non-U.S. nations resolve contemporary constitutional questions Selling point: Covering both structural issues and individual rights, the book offers a wide but select range of readings on interesting constitutional issues in sixteen accessible chapters Selling point: Each brief chapter presents foreign case materials on a particular constitutional topic along with notes and questions that further illuminate the comparisons between U.S. constitutional law and that of other nations Selling point: Contributors are the top constitutional law scholars in the U.S.
Les mer

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An ideal supplement for professors who wish to incorporate comparative law into their constitutional law courses, Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law introduces students to the various ways that nations other than the United States resolve contemporary constitutional questions. Covering both structural issues and individual rights, the book offers a wide but select range of readings on interesting constitutional issues in sixteen accessible chapters. Each brief chapter presents foreign case materials on a particular constitutional topic along with notes and questions that further illuminate the comparisons between U.S. constitutional law and that of other nations. Featuring selections by expert contributors from a variety of ideological and demographic backgrounds, the volume is designed to encourage students to reexamine and deepen their understanding of U.S. constitutional law in light of the alternatives offered by other systems. Features *Modular design of chapters allows instructors to pick and choose which topics they use for comparative study *Brief chapters can be easily integrated into relevant class discussions *Chapters authored by top constitutional law scholars who frame the cases with introductory and concluding comments *Covers a broad range of contemporary constitutional issues including property rights, abortion rights, regulation of hate speech, regulation of campaign finance, and religious freedom
Les mer
1 Abstract and Concrete Review--Michael C. Dorf: 2 Judicial Independence--Judith Resnik: 3 Federal Powers and the Principle of the Subsidiary--Daniel Halberstam: 4 Separation of Powers and Parliamentarian Government--Laurence P. Claus: 5 Property Rights--Gregory S. Alexander: 6 Abortion Rights--Radhika Rao: 7 Review of Laws Having Racially Disparate Impacts--Adrien Katherine Wing: 8 Affirmative Action and Benign Discrimination--Ashutosh Bhagwat: 9 Discrimination of the Basis of Sexual Orientation--Nan D. Hunter: 10 Review of Laws Having a Disparate Impact on Gender--Vicki C. Jackson: 11 Free Speech and the Incitement of Violence or Unlawful Behavior: Statutes Directed at Speech--Stephen G. Gey: 12 Free Speech and the Incitement of Violence or Unlawful Behavior: Statutes Not Specifically Directed at Speech--Stephen G. Gey: 13 Regulation of Hate Speech--Michael Rosenfeld: 14 Regulation of Campaign Finance--Richard L. Hasen: 15 Religious Freedom--Alan E. Brownstein: 16 State Action Doctrine--Frank I. Michelman:
Les mer
Selling point: An ideal supplement for professors who wish to incorporate comparative law into their constitutional law courses, this book introduces students to the various ways that non-U.S. nations resolve contemporary constitutional questions Selling point: Covering both structural issues and individual rights, the book offers a wide but select range of readings on interesting constitutional issues in sixteen accessible chapters Selling point: Each brief chapter presents foreign case materials on a particular constitutional topic along with notes and questions that further illuminate the comparisons between U.S. constitutional law and that of other nations Selling point: Contributors are the top constitutional law scholars in the U.S.
Les mer
Vikram David Amar is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at University of California, Davis, and has been teaching and writing about constitutional law since 1993. He is coauthor of Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (2005) and of multiple volumes of the Wright and Miller Federal Practice and Procedure treatise. He writes a bi-weekly column on constitutional matters for findlaw.com. Mark V. Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is the coauthor of four casebooks, including the most widely used casebook on constitutional law. He has authored sixteen books and edited eight others. He was President of the Association of American Law Schools in 2003. In 2002 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Les mer
Selling point: An ideal supplement for professors who wish to incorporate comparative law into their constitutional law courses, this book introduces students to the various ways that non-U.S. nations resolve contemporary constitutional questions Selling point: Covering both structural issues and individual rights, the book offers a wide but select range of readings on interesting constitutional issues in sixteen accessible chapters Selling point: Each brief chapter presents foreign case materials on a particular constitutional topic along with notes and questions that further illuminate the comparisons between U.S. constitutional law and that of other nations Selling point: Contributors are the top constitutional law scholars in the U.S.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195328110
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
152 mm
Bredde
231 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter
Amar Vikram
Tushnet Mark

Biografisk notat

Vikram David Amar is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at University of California, Davis, and has been teaching and writing about constitutional law since 1993. He is coauthor of Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (2005) and of multiple volumes of the Wright and Miller Federal Practice and Procedure treatise. He writes a bi-weekly column on constitutional matters for findlaw.com. Mark V. Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is the coauthor of four casebooks, including the most widely used casebook on constitutional law. He has authored sixteen books and edited eight others. He was President of the Association of American Law Schools in 2003. In 2002 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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