Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere: A Comparative Inquiry

Administrative / Constitutional Law › Law

Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere: A Comparative Inquiry

By Christina R. Bambrick
Cambridge University Press February 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781009293730
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
February 2025
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Also available as

Paperback

Details

Do private actors have constitutional duties?

While traditionally only government actors are responsible for upholding constitutional rights, courts and constitution-makers increasingly do assign constitutional duties to private actors as well. Therefore, a landlord may have constitutional duties to their tenants, and a sports club may even have duties to its fans. This book argues that this phenomenon of applying rights 'horizontally' can be understood through the lens of republican political theory. Themes echoing such concepts as the common good and civic duty from republican thought recur in discourses surrounding horizontal application.

Bambrick traces republican themes in debates from the United States, India, Germany, South Africa, and the European Union. While these contexts have vastly different histories and aspirations, constitutional actors in each place have considered the horizontal application of rights and, in doing so, have made republican arguments.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. A republican vein in liberal constitutionalism

Part I. Equality:
3. The United States: equality along the public-private divide
4. India: citizens' duties in aspiring to equality

Part II. Transformation:
5. Germany: new tensions amid radiating values
6. South Africa: toward societal transformation
7. The European union: republicanism in supranational context
8. Conclusion

Bibliography
Index.
HKD 1,261.00 −3%
HKD 1,300.00

Inclusive of HK delivery

Ready to ship
Delivery Time: around 4-5 weeks
Extra 2-10 working days if shipping address outside Hong Kong
  • Free HK shipping over HK$1,000
  • International shipping to 35+ countries
Order Form
Save

Recommended

You may also be interested in these books:

More titles from Administrative / Constitutional Law

View all
History, Politics, Law: Thinking through the International
Cambridge University Press

History, Politics, Law: Thinking through the International

Annabel Brett; Megan Donaldson; Martti Koskenniemi
HKD 378.30
Imaginary Boundaries of Justice
Hart Publishing

Imaginary Boundaries of Justice

Ronnie Lippens
HKD 491.66
John Rawls
Oxford University Press USA

John Rawls

Thomas Pogge; Michelle Kosch
HKD 460.14
Radical Constitutional Pluralism in Europe
Routledge

Radical Constitutional Pluralism in Europe

Orlando Scarcello
HKD 504.27
Natural Law Liberalism
Cambridge University Press

Natural Law Liberalism

Christopher Wolfe
HKD 390.78
Advanced Introduction to Elections and Voting
Edward Elgar Publishing

Advanced Introduction to Elections and Voting

Ian Mcallister
HKD 232.65