Constitutions Compared

Name: Constitutions Compared
Author: A.W. Heringa

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Paperback, 410 blz. | Engels

Eleven International Publishing | 6e druk, 2021

ISBN13: 9789462362055

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Hoofdrubriek : Juridisch

Juridisch : Staatsrecht

Jongbloed : Staatsrecht - Grondwet algemeen

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The sixth edition of this widely utilized handbook provides a userfriendly and original and innovative introduction to comparative constitutional law. For each area of constitutional law, a general introduction and a comparative overview is provided, which is then followed by more detailed country chapters on that specific area. In this sixth edition, the author has expanded several chapters to provide for even more detail on national legal systems, providing examples from constitutional practice, and offering constitutional comparison. Naturally the book has been updated to include constitutional events until May 2021.

This book most notably includes many constitutional developments in the constitutional systems within our scope. Including the `Brexit’ and the new compositions of the national parliaments and the European Parliament. What also sets this book apart is that the EU has been woven into it, as a constitutional system per se and as an international organization which heavily impacts upon domestic constitutional law of its member-states.

This handbook is strong in building the relevant constitutional concepts and the constitutional structures, as well as illustrating them with examples and constitutional and political practice. It also provides readers in general and students of constitutional law with tools and basic questions to address constitutional issues and to evaluate the different constitutional models and features.

Constitutions Compared has proven its success as a helpful guide for students who are for the first time exploring comparative constitutional law, and for more advanced graduate-level courses it provides a solid foundation. It remains a thorough introduction which purports to give an overview, with many examples and applications in practice, with enough legal and practical details to be accessible and to the point, whilst at the same time providing the whole picture and highlighting general constitutional questions and perspectives.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9789462362055

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:410

Uitgever:Eleven International Publishing

Druk:6

Verschijningsdatum:16-8-2021

Hoofdrubriek:Staatsrecht

ISSN:

Jongbloed:Staatsrecht - Grondwet algemeen

Inhoudsopgave

1: Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law 19
1. Introduction 19
2. The Meaning of a Constitution 23
3. The Flexibility of Constitutions 29
4. Terminology 33
4.1. State 34
4.2. Country 34
4.3. Nation 35
4.4. Government 35
4.5. Republic and Monarchy 36
4.6. Democracy 39
5. Political Parties 41
6. Guide to the Use of this Book 41
7. Concluding Comments 42
8. Further Reading 43

2: Constitutions Compared: Origins and Main Features 45
1. Overview 45
1.1. The Notion of Sovereignty 46
1.1.1. Popular versus Royal Sovereignty 47
1.1.2. Popular versus National Sovereignty 47
1.1.3. Popular versus State Sovereignty 48
1.1.4. Parliamentary Sovereignty 49
1.1.5. The Absence of Sovereignty 51
1.1.6. Sovereignty and European Integration 52
1.2. Parliamentary and Presidential Systems 54
1.3. Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 57
1.4. The Role of Judges 61
1.5. State Structure: Unitarism and Federalism 62
1.6. Rule of Law / Rechtsstaat 63
1.7. Summary 64
1.8. Further Reading 65
2. The United States 66
2.1. Civil War and Reconstruction 66
2.2. The US Constitution 67
3. Germany 70
3.1. National Unification 70
3.2. Division and Reunification 72
3.3. The Basic Law 73
4. The United Kingdom 76
4.1. Monarchy and Parliament 76
4.2. The UK Constitution 79
4.3. The UK and Europe 83
5. France 84
5.1. A Sequence of Constitutions 85
5.2. The Constitution of the Fifth Republic 86
6. The Netherlands 89
6.1. Dutch Independence and the French Period 89
6.2. The Kingdom of the United Netherlands 91
6.3. The Dutch Constitution 91
6.4. The Charter for the Kingdom 94
7. The European Union 96

3: Federalism, Unitarism and Decentralization 101
1. Overview 101
1.1. Degrees of Federalism and Devolution 103
1.2. Types of Federalism and Devolution 105
1.3. Federalism and the European Union 107
1.4. Summary 109
1.5. Further Reading 111
2. The United States 111
2.1. US Federalism: The Senate 111
2.2. Federalism and the House of Representatives 112
2.3. Vertical Separation of Powers 113
2.4. Federalism at Presidential Elections 117
2.5. Federalism and the Executive and Judicial System 117
3. Germany 118
3.1. German Federalism: The Bundesrat 119
3.2. Federalism and the Bundestag 120
3.3. The Competences of the Federal Lawmaker 122
3.4. Federalism and the Election of the Federal President 123
3.5. Federalism and the Executive and Judicial System 123
4. The United Kingdom 124
5. France 128
6. The Netherlands 129
6.1. Decentralization in the Netherlands 130
6.2. The Overarching Kingdom 131
7. The European Union 133
7.1. EU’s Competences 133
7.2. EU’s Institutions 134
7.3. Execution 135
7.4. Supremacy 135
7.5. Democracy Deficit? Accountability, Legitimacy and National Parliaments 137

4: Parliaments and Lawmaking 141
1. Overview 141
1.1. Principles of Elections 146
1.2. Election Systems 149
1.3. Bicameralism 153
1.4. The Legislative Process 155
1.5. Referenda 158
1.6. The Government and the Head of State 160
1.7. Parliamentary Privilege 163
1.8. Political Parties 163
1.9. Summary 164
1.10. Further Reading 165
2. The United States 165
2.1. The House of Representatives 166
2.2. The Senate 169
2.3. Federal Lawmaking 171
2.4. The President 174
2.5. Political Parties 175
3. Germany 176
3.1. The Bundestag 176
3.2. Election System 178
3.2.1. Seat Distribution 178
3.2.2. The Threshold 181
3.2.3. Unconstitutionality 182
3.3. The Bundesrat 185
3.4. Federal Lawmaking 187
3.4.1. The Legislative Process 188
3.4.2. The Bundesrat 189
3.4.3. The President 192
3.5. Political Parties 193
4. The United Kingdom 194
4.1. The Commons 194
4.2. The Lords 196
4.3. The Legislative Process 199
4.3.1. Royal Assent 201
4.3.2. The Lords 201
4.4. Political Parties 204
5. France 204
5.1. The National Assembly 205
5.2. The Senate 207
5.3. The Legislative Process 209
5.3.1. The Senate 212
5.3.2. Organic Statutes 213
5.3.3. The President 213
5.3.4. The Constitutional Council 214
5.4. Political Parties 217
6. The Netherlands 217
6.1. The Second Chamber 218
6.2. The First Chamber 221
6.3. The Legislative Process 223
6.3.1. Statutes for the Netherlands in Europe 224
6.3.2. The King/Queen 225
6.3.3. Statutes for the Overall Kingdom 226
6.4. Political Parties 227
7. The European Union 227
7.1. Commission 228
7.2. Council 229
7.3. European Parliament 229
7.4. EU Lawmaking 230
7.5. Political Parties 230
7.6. Role of Member States and their Parliaments in
EU Lawmaking 231

5: Governments, their Parliaments and their Heads of State 233
1. Overview 233
1.1. Heads of State and Government 233
1.2. The Rank of the Prime Minister 237
1.3. Parliamentary Investiture 238
1.4. Ministerial Accountability 240
1.5. Parliamentary Scrutiny 247
1.6. National Parliaments and the European Union 248
1.7. The Immunity of the Head of State 250
1.8. Dissolution of Parliament 252
1.9. Summary 255
1.10. Further Reading 256
2. The United States 256
2.1. The President and Vice-President 257
2.2. The President and Congress 261
2.3. Congressional Scrutiny 263
3. Germany 263
3.1. The Federal President 264
3.2. The Chancellor and his/her Government 267
3.3. Ministerial Accountability 268
3.4. Parliamentary Scrutiny 270
3.5. Confidence Question 271
4. The United Kingdom 273
4.1. The King/Queen 273
4.2. The Prime Minister and his/her Cabinet 274
4.3. Parliamentary Scrutiny 276
4.4. Ministerial Accountability 277
5. France 280
5.1. The President 281
5.2. The Prime Minister and his/her Government 282
5.3. Ministerial Accountability 284
5.4. Parliamentary Scrutiny 286
6. The Netherlands 287
6.1. The King/Queen 287
6.2. The Prime Minister and his/her Cabinet 289
6.3. Ministerial Accountability 290
6.4. Motions of No Confidence 293
6.5. Parliamentary Scrutiny 294
6.6. The Government of the Kingdom 295
7. The European Union 295
7.1. Multiple Presidents 296
7.2. Motions of No Confidence 298
7.3. Accountabilities and Dual Legitimacy 298
7.4. Parliamentary Scrutiny 299

6: Judicial Review and Court Systems 301
1. Overview 301
1.1. Constitutional Review of Legislation 302
1.2. The Procedural Setting of Constitutional Review 304
1.3. Review of Treaty Law Compliance 308
1.4. European Union Law 312
1.5. Role of Courts and Interpretation 315
1.6. Summary 317
1.7. Further Reading 317
2. The United States 318
2.1. The Court System 318
2.2. Constitutional Review 322
2.3. International Treaties 325
3. Germany 327
3.1. The Court System 327
3.2. Constitutional Review 328
3.3. International Treaties and the ECHR 332
3.4. European Union Law 333
4. The United Kingdom 335
4.1. The Court System 335
4.2. Constitutional Review 335
4.3. International Treaties and the ECHR 337
4.4. European Union Law 340
5. France 341
5.1. The Court System 341
5.2. Constitutional Review 343
5.3. International Treaties and the ECHR 345
5.4. European Union Law 345
6. The Netherlands 346
6.1. The Court System 346
6.2. Constitutional Review 347
6.3. International Treaties and the ECHR 348
6.4. European Union Law 350
7. The European Union 350
7.1. EU Courts 351
7.2. National Courts and EU 351
7.3. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 352

7: Human Rights 355
1. Overview 355
2. The United States 355
3. Germany 359
4. The United Kingdom 361
5. France 363
6. The Netherlands 365
7. The European Union 367
8. European Human Rights 370
9. The ECHR, the European Union and the National
Constitutions 374

8: Concluding Comparative Comments 377
1. Constitutions as Balancing Acts 378
2. Multiple European Legal Orders and Multi-Level Governance 381

Annex 1 List of Tables, Charts and Graphs 385
Annex 2 Useful Links 387
Annex 3 Exercises and Model Exam Questions 389
Annex 4 Glossary 395
Annex 5 Overview of Constitutions Compared 403

Index 407