Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law 3rd ed

Mark Tushnet, a world-renowned scholar of constitutional law, has excelled in further extending and revising his essential introduction to comparative constitutional law. Drawing on examples from a wide range of nations to demonstrate the global nature of the topic, Tushnet investigates the structure of government, forms of constitutional review and constitution-making, as well as evaluating proportionality analysis and its alternatives.

New to this thoroughly revised third edition:

• Consistent engagement with perspectives from the Global South
• Updated coverage of recent scholarship on the structures of constitutional review
• New material on the vertical division of power, including federalism and secession
• A new chapter on constitutionalism and authoritarianism, examining democratic decline, resilience and recovery

Addressing the key issues of constitutional design and structure, this third edition will serve as a crucial, up-to-date resource for students and scholars of comparative constitutional law.