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The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory

Author: Richard Bellamy; Jeff King
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108491310
Published In: April 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This Handbook brings together contributions from leading scholars of constitutional theory, with backgrounds in law, philosophy, and political science. Its 60 chapters not only offer an exceptional survey of the field but also provide a major contribution to it. The book explores three main areas. Firstly, the values upheld by a constitution, including rights, freedom, equality, dignity and well-being. Secondly, the modalities of a constitutional system, such as the separation of powers, democratic representation, and the rule of law. Finally, the institutions through which it operates, both legal and political; including courts, elections, parliaments and international organisations. It also considers the challenges confronting constitutional arrangements from growing inequality, populism, climate change and migration.

Draws from philosophy, politics and legal studies, introducing readers to contrasting methodological approaches and different literatures
Offers greater prominence to theoretical reflection on institutions
Contributors leading figures in the field, exposing readers to cutting edge research on each topic

1. Introduction: of constitutions and constitutional theory - Richard Bellamy and Jeff King

Part I. Values:

2. Dignity - Jeremy Waldron

3. Rights - Rowan Cruft

4. Equality - Annabel Lever

5. Liberty - Philip Pettit

6. Well-being - Sarah Conly

7. Self-Government - Thomas Christiano

8. Justice: procedural and substantive - Rainer Forst

9. Recognition - Helder De Schutter

Part II. Modalities:

10. Impartiality - Matthew Kramer

11. Legitimacy - Nomi Claire Lazar

12. Sovereignty - David Dyzenhaus

13. Constituent power - Martin Loughlin

14. Representation - Nadia Urbinati

15. Deliberation - Simone Chambers

16. Opposition - Grégoire Webber

17. Separation of powers - Jacob T. Levy

18. Rule of Law - Jeff King

19. Constitutional conventions - Jon Elster

20. Secularism - Cécile Laborde

21. Constitutional review - Christoph Möllers

22. Constitutional interpretation - Timothy Endicott

23. Proportionality - George Letsas

24. Civil disobedience - Candice Delmas

25. Constitutional entrenchment - N.W. Barber

26. Emergency powers - Karin Loevy

27. Regulation - Julia Black

28. Cost-benefit analysis - Matthew Adler

29. Revolution - Nimer Sultany

Part III. Institutions:

30. The state - Anna-Bettina Kaiser

31. The material constitution - Marco Goldoni

32. Federalism - Stephen Tierney

33. Consociationalism - Joseph Lacey and Nenad Stojanović

34. Corporatism - Steven Klein

35. Guarantor (or the so-called 'Fourth Branch') institutions - Tarunabh Khaitan

36. Central banks - Jens van 't Klooster

37. Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and their hybrids - Steffen Ganghof

38. Prerogative - Thomas Poole

39. Administrative state - Blake Emerson

40. Executive rulemaking - Susan Rose-Ackerman

41. Constituent assemblies - Joel Colón-Ríos

42. Citizenship - Elizabeth F. Cohen and Cyril Ghosh

43. Elections - Daniel Weinstock

44. Political parties - Jonathan White and Lea Ypi

45. Legislatures - Richard Ekins

46. Referendums - Silvia Suteu

47. Citizen juries/Minipublics - Cristina Lafont

48. Constitutional courts and supreme courts - Christine Landfried

49. Judicial independence - David Kosař and Samuel Spáč

50. Bills of rights - Richard Bellamy

51. Administrative law - Farrah Ahmed

52. Horizontal effect - Oliver Gerstenberg

53. Global and national constitutionalism - Carmen E. Pavel

54. Regional integration - Turkuler Isiksel

55. International organisations - Anne Peters

Part IV. Challenges for Constitutional Democracy:

56. Inequality - Roberto Gargarella

57. Populism - Paul Blokker

58. Climate change - Jocelyn Stacey

59. Migration - Sarah Song

60. Constitutional hardball - Mark Tushnet

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