Fragile democracies : contested power in the era of constitutional courts

Fragile democracies contested power in the era of constitutional courts

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the democratic ascendency of the post-Soviet era is under severe challenge. While fragile democracies in Eastern Europe, Africa, and East Asia face renewed threats, the world has witnessed the failed democratic promises of the Arab Spring. What le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Issacharoff, Michael (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 2015
Colección:Cambridge studies in election law and democracy
Materias:
Historia constitucional
Democracia
Derecho constitucional
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The Burden of Modern Democracy
  • The American Paradox
  • The Boundaries of Democracy
  • Types of Threats
  • Responses to Antidemocratic Threats
  • Judging Militant Democracy
  • Giving Up Power
  • The Promise of Constitutional Democracy
  • Transition in South Africa
  • The Era of Constitutional Courts
  • The Constitutional Bargain
  • Can Law Protect Democracy?
  • Constitutionalism in the Time of Fragile Democracies
  • Epilogue : Democratic Objectives.

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