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The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution by Mark Peterson

A provocative new history of America’s constitution and an urgent call to action for a nation confronted by challenges its founders could never have imagined The American Revolution occurred at a time when Britain’s constitutional order failed to adapt to the extraordinary growth of its colonies. The framers designed an American constitution to succeed where Britain’s had faltered, planning for continuous population and territorial expansion that would eventually cross the continent. Yet by the end of the nineteenth century, it was already ill-suited for an increasingly urban, industrialized society, and the transformations of the twentieth century have pushed it to a breaking point. This book charts the history and aims of the American constitution from its origins in an agrarian past to.

The Making Of A European Constitution: Judges And Law Beyond Constitutive P…

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:The Making Of A European Constitution: Judges And Law Beyond Constitutive PowerISBN13:9780415574457ISBN10:0415574455Author:Everson, Michelle (Author), Eisner, Julia (Author)Description:An Original And Innovative Recasting Of Constitutionalism, Written By Acknowledged Experts In The Field, This Empirically Grounded And Theoretically Informed Volume Addresses The Strategies And Philosophies That Judges And Lawyers Bring To Bear When Creating European Constitutional Jurisprudence; Investigating And Promoting Promotes The Sustainability Of A Theory Or Praxis Of ‘Procedural’ Constitutionalism Building Upon European And American Critical Legal Scholarship, Michelle Everson And Julia Eisner Argue That Constitutional Adjudication Has Never Been The Neutral Matter Of A Mere Judicial ‘Identification’ Of The Values, Norms And Procedures That Each Society Seeks To Concretise In Its Own Body Of Constitutional Law Instead, A ‘Mythology’ Of Comprehensive National Constitutional Settlement Has Obscured The Primary Legal Constitutional Conundrum That Is Created By The Requirement That A Judiciary Must Always Adapt Its Constitutional Jurisprudence To The Evolving Values That Are To Be Found Within Any Society; But Must Always, Also, Maintain The Integrity And Autonomy Of The Law Itself European Judges And Lawyers, Having Been Denied Recourse To All Forms Of Constitutional Mythology, Provide Us With An Alternative Model Of Constitutionalism; One That Does Not Require A Founding Myth Of Constitutional Settlement, And One Which Both Secures The Autonomy Of Law, As Well As Ensures Dialogue Between Law And Society This Occurs, However, Not Through Grand Theories Of ‘Constitutional Adjudication’ But, As The Making Of A European Constitution Documents, Rather Through A Practical Process Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Routledge CavendishPublication Date:2009-11-30Weight:0.81 lbsDimensions:0.55” H x 9.21” L x 6.14” WNumber of Pages:248Language:English