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Informed by a life lived under the oppressions of communism, ECtHR Judge Andr¿Saj¿ examines the fundamentals of constitutional systems of government, protection from tyranny, and promotion of freedom in this timely and important book.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: Constitutions and Constitutionalism
- 2: Conditions for a Constitution
- 3: Democracy, or Taming an Unruly Friend
- 4: Dangerous Liaisons: Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
- 5: Federalism
- 6: Parliamentarism and the Legislative Branch
- 7: The Executive Power
- 8: The Rule of Law and Its Executors
- 9: Who Guards the Guardians? Constitutional Adjudication
- 10: Rights
- 11: Constitutions Under Stress
- 12: Multi-layered Constitutionalism, Globalization and the Revival of the Nation State
About the author
András Sajó is a judge (2008) and past vice-president (2015-2017) of the European Court of Human Rights. He is also a University Professor at the Central European University and Global Visiting Professor of Law at New York University Law School. He is the author and editor of numerous books on comparative constitutional law, including the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, with Michel Rosenfeld.
Renáta Uitz is professor and chair of the comparative constitutional law program at the Central European University.
Summary
Informed by a life lived under the oppressions of communism, ECtHR Judge András Sajó examines the fundamentals of constitutional systems of government, protection from tyranny, and promotion of freedom in this timely and important book.
Additional text
We live in an age of disillusionment with constitutionalism. This book is just right for that age: Sajo and Uitz provide a comprehensive defence of constitutionalist principles and practices that moves beyond the naïve enthusiasm of the last two decades and that is deeply informed by comparisons of different legal experiences around the globe. In a unique way, they take seriously the new scepticism about constitutions as political panaceas and yet make a sound case as to why they remain indispensable for enabling modern freedom.
