02464nam a22003017a 4500 OSt 20240715105145.0 240715b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 2017943296 9780198732174 (hbk.) MMU eng MMU MMU lccopycat K3165 .S2348 2017 321.8 23 Sajó, András, author. 778 The constitution of freedom : an introduction to legal constitutionalism / András Sajó and Renáta Uitz. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017. xvi, 483 pages ; 26 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Constitutions and constitutionalism -- Conditions for a constitution -- Democracy, or taming an unruly friend -- Dangerous liaisons: separation of powers and checks and balances -- Federalism -- Parliamentarism and the legislative branch -- The executive power -- The rule of law and its executors -- Who guards the guardians? constitutional adjudication -- Rights -- Constitutions under stress -- Multi-layered constitutionalism, globalization and the revival of the nation state. Sajó and Uitz's intellectual history of the constitutional ideal is rich in contextual detail and informed by case studies that give an overview of both the theory and practice of constitutionalism worldwide. Classic constitutions are contrasted with twentieth-century and contemporary endeavours, and experimentations in checks and balances. Their endeavour is neither apologetic (and certainly not celebratory), nor purely defensive: this book demonstrates why constitutionalism should continue to matter. Between the rise of populist, anti-constitutional sentiment and the normalization of the apparatus of counter-terrorism, it is imperative that the political communities who seek to sustain democracy as freedom understand the importance of constitutionalism. This book is essential reading for students of law and general readers without prior knowledge of the field, as well as those in politics who believe they know how government works. It shows what is at stake in the debate on constitutionalism. Constitutional law. 779 Uitz, Renáta, author. 780 lcc LOAN LOAN 32755 32752 0 0 lcc 0 0 MMU001 MMU001 2024-07-15 Purchased 0 K3165 .S2348 2017 24039596 2024-07-15 10:53:29 2024-07-15 LOAN LOAN