Privacy is one of our most essential values, but popular understanding of it lags far behind the heat the concept generates. It's easy to understand why. Meer
While their use and significance have increased in recent decades, constitutional preambles have received only scant attention in academic literature. Meer
In the first representative edition in English of Böckenförde's writings, this volume brings together his essays on constitutional and political theory. Meer
Même si l'évolution des cours constitutionnelles en Europe ne permet plus d'identifier un "modèle" qui s'opposerait à un autre, cet ouvrage présente de multiples intérêts. Meer
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. Meer
This book explores how public lawmaking is changing and examines the impact of such changes on the law itself, on the lawmaking processes, and on the role of decision-makers. Meer
This collection of essays by leading academics, parliamentarians and parliamentary officials provides a critical assessment of the UK Parliament's two main constitutional roles – as a legislature and as the preeminent institution for calling government to account. Meer
In 2013 Christoph Möllers published his impressive monograph, "The Three Branches.A Comparative Model of Separation of Powers". This inspirational book led to the idea to pitch it against both the agenda of us as researchers of the Institute of Public Law at Leiden Law School and our own insights, as well as that of fellow scholars in the field. Meer
'Italian Constitutional Justice in Global Context' is the first book ever published in English to provide an international examination of the Italian Constitutional Court (ItCC). Meer
This third volume about legal interpretation focuses on the interpretation of a constitution, most specifically that of the United States of America. Meer
The doctrine of state immunity bars national courts from adjudicating or enforcing claims against foreign states. This revised and updated edition provides a thorough analysis of the doctrine, explores high-profile cases, the UN Convention on the Jurisdictional Immunities of States, and provides comparative coverage of UK and US State practice. Meer
The Oxford Handbook of Governance presents an authoritative and accessible state-of-the-art analysis of the social science literature on governance. The volume presents the core concepts and knowledge that have evolved in the study of governance in different levels and arenas of politics and policymaking. Meer
This book describes a particular legal technique of resolving conflicts between human or constitutional rights and public interests through a process of balancing. Meer
This book presents a diagnosis of closed communities, their problems, and the challenges for an open society.
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Karl Popper introduced his concept of the “open society”. Meer