Global Constitutionalism and Its Challenges to Westphalian - Constitutional La

Westphalian constitutionalism has shaped our understanding of politics, socio-political institutions and personal and political freedom for centuries. It is historically based in the foundations of Western modernity, such as humanism and rationalism, and is organised around familiar principles of national sovereignty, the rule of law, the separation of powers, and democracy. But since the end of the twentieth century, global constitutionalism has gradually emerged, challenging both the constitutional ideology and the constitutional design of Westphalian constitutional law. This book critically assesses the structural and functional transformations in the Westphalian constitutional tradition produced by the emergence of supranational and global constitutionalism. In so doing, it evaluates the theory of global constitutionalism, its legal and socio-political limits, and important issues concerning the supranational constitutionalism of the EU. This leads to an articulation of the constitutional theory of the emerging post-Westphalian constitutionalism, examining its development during a period of significantly increased access to and sharing of information, increased mobility and more open statehood, as well as the rise of human rights and its encounter with populism and nationalism. This book will be of great interest to scholars of constitutional law and theory, particularly those with an interest in globalisation and supranationalism.>

A propos de l'auteur

Martin Belov is Professor in Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Sofia 'St. Kliment Ohridski', Bulgaria and Adjunct Professor at University Roma Tre, Italy.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Martin Belov, Belov Martin
• Collaboration: Martin Belov (Editeur)
• Edition: Hart Publishing
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781509914883
• ISBN: 978-1-5099-1488-3
• Pages: 232
• Thèmes: European Academy of Legal Theory Series; European Academy of Legal Theory Series
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Général, dictionnaires; LAW / Constitutional, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law