Against Constitutionalism

Tracing constitutional thought from the Enlightenment to the present, Martin Loughlin shows how a tool for the protection of self-government has become a means for subverting popular will. Across the globe, constitutions now displace democratic decision-making, as courts interpret values in the law that ultimately trump legislative action.

Info autore

Martin Loughlin is Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. A Fellow of the British Academy, he is series editor of Oxford Constitutional Theory and author of The Idea of Public Law, The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction, and Political Jurisprudence.

Riassunto

Tracing constitutional thought from the Enlightenment to the present, Martin Loughlin shows how a tool for the protection of self-government has become a means for subverting popular will. Across the globe, constitutions now displace democratic decision-making, as courts interpret values in the law that ultimately trump legislative action.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin Loughlin, Professor Martin Loughlin
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780674268029
• ISBN: 978-0-674-26802-9
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Legal History, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general