The Twilight of Constitutionalism?

Zusatztext ...a compulsory read for anyone interested in the subject matter of the series by OUP for which it is the debut volume, the Oxford Constitutional Theory Series, approaches the themes of globalisation and transnationalism from the viewpoint of constitutionalism, one of the hallmarks of modern sovereign statehood...this eclectic, erudite and highly-recommended collection provokes the conclusion, to this reviewer at least, that in the contemporary world constitutionalism faces the same dilemma as the protagonists of Di Lampedusa's "Il Gattopardo": it will have to change if it is to stay the same Informationen zum Autor Petra Dobner is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Halle, Germany.Martin Loughlin is Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics. He specialises in constitutional theory and his books in the field include The Paradox of Constitutionalism (edited with Neil Walker, 2007), The Idea of Public Law (2003) and Public Law and Political Theory (1992). Klappentext The concepts and values that underpin traditional constitutionalism are increasingly being challenged by political and economic realities that place substantial power beyond the state. This book gathers leading constitutional theorists to discuss the impact of the growth of transnational governance on the foundational values of constitutionalism. Zusammenfassung The concepts and values that underpin traditional constitutionalism are increasingly being challenged by political and economic realities that place substantial power beyond the state. This book gathers leading constitutional theorists to discuss the impact of the growth of transnational governance on the foundational values of constitutionalism.

Product details

• Authors: Petra Dobner, Martin Loughlin, Martin/ Dobner Loughlin
• Assisted by: Petra Dobner (Editor), Petra (Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Halle Dobner (Editor), Dobner Petra (Editor), Martin Loughlin (Editor), Martin (Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science) Loughlin (Editor), Loughlin Martin (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2010
• EAN: 9780199585007
• ISBN: 978-0-19-958500-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Oxford Constitutional Theory; Oxford Constitutional Theory
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, Public International Law, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law