Del i serien Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law

Constitutional Preambles

A Comparative Analysis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvWim Voermans,Maarten Stremler,Paul Cliteur

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While their use and significance have increased in recent decades, constitutional preambles have received only scant attention in academic literature. This book presents a uniquely quantitative and qualitative analysis of all the preambles currently in force around the world and addresses fascinating questions concerning their occurrence, content, style, function and legal status. Studying preambles not only helps us understand the phenomenon itself, but also teaches us more about constitutions and constitutional systems in which they are situated. Constitutional Preambles illuminates the great variety that constitutional preambles display. The authors discuss the different styles, legal and non-legal functions, and content of the preambles, as well as analysing their use in the courts. This work also contains a carefully curated anthology of the world's preambles in English.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-06-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieElgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781785368141

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‘Preambles are sometimes called the “mission statements” of the Constitution, but are rarely examined in comparative perspective. In this comprehensive study, Voermans, Stremler and Cliteur integrate quantitative and qualitative analysis to explore the world of constitutional preambles across time and space. The result is a fascinating and entertaining survey that will enlighten students of comparative constitutionalism as well as political idiom and discourse. Highly recommended.’